‘The Institute’: Ben Barnes & Mary-Louise Parker To Star In Stephen King Series Ordered By MGM+
'The Institute': Ben Barnes & Mary-Louise Parker To Star In Series Ordered By MGM+ Based On Stephen King's Novel https://t.co/xIhxUDonP4
- Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) June 13, 2024
MGM+ has given a series order to The Institute, a thriller based on the 2019 Stephen King novel. Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) are set to lead the drama from director/executive producer Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes), writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand) and MGM+ Studios. Production is slated to begin in Nova Scotia later this year.
When 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.
Barnes’ Tim Jamieson is a disillusioned ex-cop who takes a job as the night knocker in a small town, withdrawing from the world until Luke’s plight reignites him and gives him something to believe in.
Parker will play Ms. Sigsby, the charming but iron-willed director of the Institute and a true believer in its awful mission.