“Things you would not believe,” we hear in the trailer of The Institute (2025). The new horror series – based on the novel by Stephen King from 2019 – will be premiered and will premiere this summer.
Children with unusual gifts
The 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is abducted in the creepy mini series. He wakes up in The Institute, a facility full of children who have all ended up there in the same way as he and who all have unusual gifts. In a nearby city, the former police officer Tim Jamieson came to live to start a new life, but the peace will not last long, because his story and that of Luke will ever bump …
Mission
Ben Barnes, known as General Kirigan in Netflix series Shadow and Bone (2021–2023)and Weeds star Mary-Louise Parker play the lead roles. Barnes takes on the role of Tim Jamieson, a disillusioned former police officer who takes on a job as a night watchman in a small town.
He pulls himself back from the world until Luke’s plus situation breathes new life into him and gives him something to believe in. Parker plays Ms. Sigsby, the charming but quirky director of the Institute and a true believer in her horrible mission. She is sure that history will see her as a hero …
The 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is being abducted. He wakes up in The Institute, a facility full of children who have all ended up there in the same way as he and who all have unusual gifts.
To which streaming service?
MGM+ previously made Stephen King series Chapelwaite (2021)with Adrien Brody in the lead. That series came out on Viaplay in the Netherlands, but much of MGM appears with us on Prime Video, so we think that The Institute comes there. In the US, the series will premiere on July 13. There is no Dutch release date yet. Stay informed? Create an account on our website, sets The Institute In your watchlist and stay up to date with a release date.
Beeld: Still ‘The Institute’ via Chris Reardon/MGM+
