Details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Release
- July 13, 2025 (1 year ago)
- Seasons
- 2 seasons • 16 episodes View seasons
- Runtime
- 58m
- Rating
- TV-MA
- Language
- English
- Origins
- Tags
- Companies
- MGM+ Studios, Sashajo Productions, Spyglass Media Group
- Networks
- MGM+
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Ben BarnesTim Jamieson

Mary-Louise ParkerMs. Sigsby

Simone MillerKalisha

Joe FreemanLuke Ellis

Jason DíazTony

Fionn LairdNick Wilholm

Hannah GalwayWendy Gullickson

Birva PandyaIris

Julian RichingsStackhouse

Robert JoyHendricks

Jane LukMaureen
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Crew View all

Jack BenderDirector & Executive Producer

Stephen KingNovel & Creator

Benjamin CavellExecutive Producer
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External reviews
Stephen King's The Institute turns into a compelling limited seriesStephen King's The Institute turns into a compelling limited series
Stream It Or Skip It: ‘The Institute’ on MGM+, where a teen genius gets taken to a place that wants to use his telekinetic abilitiesMary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes and Joe Freeman star in the adaptation of Stephen King’s 2019 novel.
The Institute is more than just MGM+'s Stranger Things — read the Empire reviewStephen King's 2019 horror novel gets the TV treatment courtesy of MGM+ — and is streaming now. Read the Empire review.
Review: Stephen King's 'The Institute' sets gifted children against nefarious adultsAdapted from King's horror novel of the same name, this MGM+ series about children with extraordinary powers and cruel adults stars Mary-Louise Parker, Ben B...
What to watch: ‘The Institute’ a worthy Stephen King adaptationAnd Lena Dunham and Luis Felber team on the engaging comedy ‘Too Much.’
The Institute review: Joe Freeman proves a breakout star in sinister Stephen King sci-fiMore than just a Stranger Things rerun.
The Institute Review: This Enthralling Stephen King Adaptation Is Way More Than An X-Men & Stranger Things CloneOne character expansion feels unnecessary.
Stephen King’s New TV Series Pits Psychics Against PsychosThe author’s 2019 thriller “The Institute” has distinct “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” vibes—though this time with supernaturally gifted chi...
TV Review: Stephen King's 'The Institute'Adaptation of Stephen King's best-seller is set in a top-secret facility where kidnapped youngsters with psychic abilities are groomed, tested and tortured t...
‘The Institute’ Is a Solid Stephen King Adaptation With a Few Stumbles: TV ReviewBased on the 2019 Stephen King novel, "The Institute" follows 14-year-old Luke Ellis who is kidnapped by a organization because of his unique ablities.




