When three high schoolers are pulled out of their world and dropped into a realm of swords, sorcery, and monsters, survival is just the beginning. With a rogue, a priestess, and a teenage werebear at their side, the unlikely heroes embark on quests through dungeons, battle hunters sent by a tyrant prince, and uncover a prophecy that may hold the key to both worlds. What starts as a desperate search for home becomes a journey that will test their courage and bind them together forever.

The Wayfinders is not a new story trope. It owes its creative genetics to the animated Dungeons and Dragons TV series, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and pretty much every other “reluctant hero” story ever written. It starts the same: the protagonists are struggling to find their place in the world, and are drawn against their will into a larger world, to face challenges that will reshape their lives and everything they know about the universe and themselves.

Its similarity to other stories does not matter. We know this story well, and we love it. We want to hear this story over and over again, because we find comfort in being told that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, defeating impossible odds.

The Wayfinders appears to be based on the book Wayfinders, by Bryan Chick. It’s a series, with new episodes dropping on December 16, 2025. It’s from Arrowstorm Entertainment, directed by Glen Winter (Smallville, Arrow), and stars Ollie Ryan, Wes Chatham, and Mackenzie Crook. To watch The Wayfinders, find it on the Angel streaming service.