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Why creepy new Stephen King series The Institute is already wowing fans


A creepy new series based on  Stephen King's 2019 novel The Institute is set to scare viewers when it hits MGM+ next month.

The eight-part limited series follows the terrifying story of Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old prodigy whose life is shattered overnight when he’s kidnapped and wakes up inside a shadowy facility known only as The Institute. Inside, he meets other children with psychic abilities who are being subjected to disturbing and painful experiments under the watchful eye of the calculating Ms. Sigsby, played by Emmy-winner Mary-Louise Parker. The eight-part limited series follows Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old whose life is shattered overnight when he’s kidnapped and wakes up inside a shadowy facility known only as The Institute

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