New eight-part thriller dubbed "extremely addictive and compelling" by critics (via Rotten Tomato) has also been highly ...

Stephen King's The Institute kicks off on MGM+ with mystery, mind games, and moral questions. Here's our take on Episodes 1 ...

In the meantime, Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) makes his way to Denison, Maine, and applies for a job as a “Night knocker” for ...

Fionn Laird portrays Nick Wilholm, a brave and rebellious kid who teams up with Luke to escape the Institute. He has made some strong connections at the facility and is in a relationship with his ...

But like that book, The Institute show is middling at points, more a collection of fun King archetypes than anything ...

"The Institute," a 2019 novel by Stephen King, Maine's Master of the Macabre — or horror, I just said macabre for the alliteration — has become a miniseries with some ...

That said, we’d argue that fans of Apple TV+ hit Severance may also enjoy the new King series. This is because the two shows are about people trapped in a building and forced to do mysterious work for ...

The Institute season 1 is based on a 2019 novel by Stephen King. The series premiered on July 13, 2025, on MGM+, and it closely follows the plot of Stephen King's book.

Horror genre fans are in for a treat as The Institute, the television adaptation of Stephen King’s eponymous 2019 novel, has arrived on screens.

The Institute season 1 introduces viewers to a mysterious figure known as the night knocker, a title that raises questions from the moment it is mentioned.