‘Wayne’ Trailer: Deadpool Writers' YouTube Originals Show Is A Gritty Action-Comedy
Disgruntled teens on the run from oppressive adults, expressing their nihilistic worldview through wry wit and brutal violence, seems to be a popular template these days for a TV show. It worked for Netflix’s critically acclaimedThe End of the F***ing World, and now the new YouTube Premium seriesWaynelooks to capture that lightning in a bottle again.
Produced byDeadpoolwritersRhett ReeseandPaul Wernic,Waynefollows a teen malcontent (Sing Street’sMark McKenna) who sets off on the road with his new crush (Ciara Bravo) to take back the vintage car stolen from his dad before he died. See the firstWaynetrailer below.
Wayne Trailer
Waynefollows the titular 16-year-old Wayne (McKenna), a stoic-faced teen with a strong sense of righteousness and a short, violent temper, who embarks on a road trip on a dirt bike with his new crush Del (Bravo) riding with him to find the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father. Both are precocious and both a little hyper-violent, with the trailer introducing us to Wayne as he beats a convenience store thief with a metal bat. ThinkEnd of the F***ing WorldmeetsKick-Ass, meets the kind of gritty action-comedy series that you’d expect from the writers ofDeadpool.
Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick display their penchant for chaotic violence and vigilantism in the 10-episode series written and created byShawn Simmons. TheDeadpoolscreenwriters executive produce the YouTube Original series alongsideGreg Coolidge(Ride Along) andKirk Ward.Iain B. MacDonald(Shameless) directed the pilot.
I’ll have to admit that I’m intrigued by this series, mostly by the presence of McKenna, who was one of many scene-stealers in the spectacular John Carney indieSing Street. He’s got an earthy grit to him that he lends to the titular character, and he could very well carry this YouTube series to success — following in the footsteps of surprise hitCobra Kaiand the well-receivedJumperspin-offImpulse.Plus, I’m always rooting for all the kids fromSing Streetto do well, because they deserve the best after that film was so rudely snubbed at awards season (yes, I’m still bitter).
Here’s the official synopsis forWayne:
From the writers of “Deadpool” and “Zombieland” comes the gritty and sometimes bloody tale ofWAYNE. Sixteen year-old Wayne sets out on a dirt bike with his new crush Del to take back the 1978 Pontiac Trans Am that was stolen from his father before he died. It is Wayne and Del against the world. WAYNE will star Mark McKenna (“Sing Street,” “Kat and Alfie: Redwater”) as “Wayne” and Ciara Bravo (“Big Time Rush,” “Red Band Society”) as “Del.” Joshua J. Williams (“Mudbound”) will also recur as “Orlando.”
