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MGM+ Drops First Trailer for Stephen King’s ‘The Institute’ Ahead of July Debut

The teaser previews the story of gifted youths exploited by a shadowy organization under Mary-Louise Parker’s unsettling Ms. Sigsby.

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Overview

  • The series adapts Stephen King’s 2019 novel and stars Joe Freeman as the kidnapped teen genius Luke Ellis.
  • The newly released trailer reveals ominous barbed-wire fences and hints at the Institute’s brutal experiments on children with telepathic and telekinetic abilities.
  • Mary-Louise Parker plays the enigmatic headmistress Ms. Sigsby, who conducts painful tests to extract the children’s powers.
  • Ben Barnes portrays former police officer Tim Jamieson, whose investigation into the Institute’s secrets sets him on a collision course with Luke Ellis.
  • Stephen King executive produces alongside director Jack Bender and writer Benjamin Cavell, and the first two episodes debut on MGM+ July 13.