Overview

• The trailer introduces Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman), a teen genius kidnapped to a high-security facility where children with telepathic and telekinetic powers face unethical experiments.
• Ben Barnes stars as Tim Jamieson, a former police officer whose investigation into the Institute suggests an outside ally for the captive youths.
• MGM+ released the first footage on June 10 to build anticipation for the series, which will debut its first two episodes on July 13.
• The adaptation is written by Benjamin Cavell, directed by Jack Bender, and counts Stephen King among its executive producers.
• Early reactions highlight comparisons to X-Men: New Mutants and Stranger Things, and some fans are speculating about ties to King’s Firestarter novel.