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Stephen King's New Novel The Institute Headed for TV - ComingSoon.net

 

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‘The Institute’: Ben Barnes & Mary-Louise Parker To Star In Series Ordered By MGM+ Based On Stephen King’s Novel

MGM+ has given a series order to The Institute from Jack Bender & Benjamin Cavell based on Stephen King's novel. Ben Barnes & Mary-Louise Parker star.

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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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Cool! The book was fantastic !

 

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‘The Institute’ Rounds Out Cast With Brendan Beiser As Series Regular; Mary Walsh & Jordan Alexander To Recur

The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the Stephen King novel has rounded out its cast with Brendan Beiser, Mary Walsh and Jordan Alexander.

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Stephen King Series ‘The Institute’ Gets First Look From MGM+ as Director Jack Bender Explains Casting Older Than the Book: ‘We Didn’t Want It to Be a Sadistic Experience’

MGM+ previewed its upcoming thriller series "The Institute," based on Stephen King's 2019 novel, at Content London on Thursday.

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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.

 

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The Institute Premiers On June 5​

Posted: April 24, 2025, 00:41
Section: TV » The Institute
The Institute will premier at SXSW on June 5.

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SXSW June 5th, but when on MGM+?

 

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New Photos From The Institute​

Posted: May 3, 2025, 00:15
Section: TV » The Institute
MGM+ has released a few new photos from The Institute.

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