How uncomfortable is too uncomfortable? Netflix devotes a whole series to that question with its BBC co-production “Wanderlust” (TV-MA), now streaming.
“Wanderlust” begins with a torrent of icky situations perfectly befitting a “Porky’s” or “American Pie” sequel — if those comedies concerned middle-aged British schoolteachers, therapists and parents.
Toni Collette plays Joy, a therapist recovering from a nasty bicycle accident. She’s first seen wobbling on a cane and loosening the Velcro on her several casts to submit to the sexual demands of her husband, Alan (Steven Mackintosh).
“Wanderlust” may appeal to those addicted to near-continual mortification. The rest of us will search for something less contrived.
