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[02/04/26 - 09:00 AM]
Alfie Allen Joins MGM+'s Thriller Horror Series "The Institute" for Season Two
He'll play Nolan Reeves, an eccentric European tech billionaire and one of the Institute's financial backers with an ambitious agenda all his own.

[08/22/25 - 09:16 AM]
MGM+ Renews Thriller Horror Series "The Institute" for Season Two
"Set free but hunted, new dangers await the escapees from the Institute and I can't wait," said Stephen King.

[06/10/25 - 09:34 AM]
Video: MGM+ Unveils "The Institute" Official Trailer
"The Institute" follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman), who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.

[06/05/25 - 09:35 AM]
MGM+ Unveils "The Institute" Key Art and Eerie First Look Images
The series follows the story of teen genius Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities.

[10/18/24 - 11:23 PM]
Development Update: Week of October 14-18
Updates include: Sophia Bush to visit "Grey's Anatomy"; Seann William Scott joins the cast of ABC's "Shifting Gears"; and AMC pulls the plug on "Parish" after one season.

[09/27/24 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of September 23-27
Updates include: Kyle Chandler on track to lead HBO's "Lanterns"; Harriet Dyer tapped for "DMV" at CBS; and "Black Cake," "Chucky," and "UnPrisoned" all get the axe.

[08/30/24 - 11:37 PM]
Development Update: Week of August 26-30
Updates include: "Ted Lasso," "Yellowstone" target new seasons; Netflix eyes "One Tree Hill" sequel series; and Netflix cancels "Dead Boy Detectives" after one season.

[06/13/24 - 08:14 AM]
MGM+ Orders Thriller "The Institute," Based on the Best Selling Stephen King Novel
Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker star in the project, from writer Benjamin Cavell and director Jack Bender.







INSTITUTE, THE (MGM PLUS)
Returns in TBA 2027 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
7/13/25 - ???
STATUS:
returning in 2026/2027 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
2 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 2 ordered on 8/22/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from MGM+'s web site, July 2025) A group of psychic children unites to take on the shadowy organization that has kidnapped them and claims to be using their power to “save the world.”
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Ben Barnes as Tim Jamieson
· Fionn Laird as Nick
· Hannah Galway as Wendy
· Joe Freeman as Luke Ellis
· Julian Richings as Stackhouse
· Martin Roach as Chief Ashworth
· Mary-Louise Parker as Ms. Sigsby
· Robert Joy as Hendricks
· Simone Miller as Kalisha
CREW INFORMATION:
· Benjamin Cavell as CRTR/EP
· Ed Redlich as EP
· Gary Barber as EP
· Jack Bender as EP/DIR (Pilot)
· Sam Sheridan as EP
· Stephen King as BOOK/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· MGM+ Studios