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The Institute Starts Filming

Posted: August 20, 2024, 10:46
Section: TV » The Institute
It seems The Institute has started filming in Windsor, NS. This casting call sheet for background performers appeared online recently. And one of the actors, Ben Barnes posted a picture of the script for the pilot on his Instagram last week.

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The trailer gave a first look at the Institute itself, a cement, brutalist-style building where kids with telekinetic powers are taken after being mysteriously abducted. Luke, played by newcomer Joe Freeman, is seen meeting the fellow children in the Institute as well as villain Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker) for the first time, who encourages him that he is doing something good for the world as he is hooked up to machines and made to move objects.

“You’re not kids, not here. There’s no bedtime, there’s no chores,” a sinister Parker says in the trailer as clips flash of the children being abused and tortured. “But here, if you break a rule, there’s grown-up consequences.”

In King’s original novel, Luke is 12 years old, but for the series he was aged up by a few years as were several other characters. Bender, who previously worked with King on “Mr. Mercedes” and has directed episodes of “Lost” and “Game of Thrones,” explained during the panel why they made this decision.

“We were very aware of not wanting this to be as awful as it can be, what these kids go through,” he said. “We didn’t want it to be a sadistic experience. There’s a fine line and, god knows, as storytellers we didn’t want to go there.”

Cavell revealed that “The Institute” is connected to King’s universe as the children in the story all have “versions of ‘The Shine,'” the psychic abilities possessed by Danny Torrance in “The Shining.”

“Kids with ‘The Shine’ are being kidnapped by some shadowy organization that we don’t fully understand,” Cavell continued. “But the kids ultimately are able to find a way to rescue themselves. There isn’t some external force that comes and saves them, the kids have to band together and through their own ingenuity and ability, find their way out.”

Wright also teased MGM+’s intention to drop episodes of “The Institute” weekly to encourage appointment viewing, and said a potential second season is already being discussed. “The end of ‘The Institute’ Season 1 is very cathartic, but it still sets up some fun games for Season 2,” Wright said.
 
SXSW June 5th, but when on MGM+?
 

The Institute Pilot Is 90 Minutes Long

Posted: May 19, 2025, 15:13
Section: TV » The Institute
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Based on info from SXSW official site the pilot of The Institute is 90 minutes long.

The Institute
Teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) wakes up in a strange place full of children who got there the same way he did, and who all, like him, possess unusual abilities. That is The Institute, ran by the mysterious Ms Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker). In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide. Based on the Stephen King novel of the same name and created by the executive producer and director of MGM+’s hit horror series From, The Institute is destined to be horror fans’ new obsession.




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