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Stephen King series The Institute opens its doors with first trailer

June 10, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

Following a batch of first-look images for The Institute, MGM+ has debuted the trailer for its upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s 2019 novel of the same name. The horror series centres on Luke, a genius 12-year-old who is abducted and awakens in an mysterious facility known as The Institute, which is filled with children possessing […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, News, Television, Top Stories, Trailers Tagged With: Ben Barnes, Joe Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephen King, The Institute

MGM+ shares first look at Stephen King adaptation The Institute

June 6, 2025 by Amie Cranswick

MGM+ has shared a batch of first look images and a poster for The Institute, the upcoming horror series from executive producers Stephen King and Jack Bender (From), based on King’s 2019 novel of the same name. The cast includes Mary-Louise Parker (Ms. Sigsby), Ben Barnes (Tim Jamieson), Joe Freeman (Luke Ellis), Simone Miller (Kalisha), […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Ben Barnes, Joe Freeman, Mary-Louise Parker, Stephen King, The Institute

Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker to lead Stephen King adaptation The Institute

June 15, 2024 by Gary Collinson

MGM+ has announced that it has given a eight-episode series order to The Institute, an adaptation of the 2019 novel from Stephen King.  The series is being executive produced by King veterans director Jack Bender (Mr. Mercedes) and writer Benjamin Cavell (The Stand), and will see Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Amazon MGM, Ben Barnes, Benjamin Cavell, Jack Bender, Mary-Louise Parker, MGM, Stephen King, The Institute

Stephen King’s new book The Institute in development as TV series

September 10, 2019 by Gary Collinson

Stephen King’s latest book The Institute was released today, and it’s already been snapped up for a TV series adaptation with Deadline reporting that Spyglass Media has come on top in a competitive auction for the rights. Spyglass has enlisted David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies) and Jack Bender (Lost) – the creative team behind […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Stephen King, The Institute

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