Last Updated on August 25, 2025 by admin
The Institute Season 1
🗓️ Release Details
- Premiere Date: July 13, 2025
- Platform: MGM+ (worldwide)
- Episodes: 8 total (weekly release)
- Runtime: ~54–59 minutes per episode
- Language: English
- Genre: Supernatural Horror, Thriller, Mystery
- Director: Jack Bender
- Writer/Showrunner: Benjamin Cavell
- Production Companies: Spyglass Media Group, MGM+ Studios, Sashajo Productions
- Filming Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Based On: The Institute by Stephen King
👥 Main Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joe Freeman | Luke Ellis |
| Ben Barnes | Tim Jamieson |
| Mary-Louise Parker | Ms. Sigsby |
| Simone Miller | Kalisha Benson |
| Fionn Laird | Nick Wilholm |
| Hannah Galway | Wendy Gullickson |
| Julian Richings | Stackhouse |
| Robert Joy | Dr. Hendricks |
| Martin Roach | Chief Ashworth |
| Viggo Hanvelt | Avery Dixon |
| Birva Pandya | Iris |
📺 Episode Titles
- The Boy
- Shots for Dots
- Graduation
- The Box
5–8: Titles TBA (airing weekly through August 24, 2025)
Teen genius Luke Ellis wakes up in a sinister facility where children with psychic powers are held captive. As he bonds with others and uncovers the Institute’s dark secrets, a haunted ex-cop named Tim Jamieson begins investigating nearby. Their paths collide in a battle for truth, freedom, and survival.
Episode 4
