One of Stephen King’s best recent novels will be adapted into a series for MGM+
MGM+ has ordered an eight-episode series based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, The Institute, Deadline reported this week. The novel follows the fate of 12-year-old Luke Ellis and a group of other children with telepathic and telekinetic abilities who have been kidnapped and held captive in a facility deep in the Maine woods, where their […]
MGM+ has ordered an eight-episode series based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, The Institute, Deadline reported this week. The novel follows the fate of 12-year-old Luke Ellis and a group of other children with telepathic and telekinetic abilities who have been kidnapped and held captive in a facility deep in the Maine woods, where their powers are exploited. Their story intertwines with that of ex-cop Tim Jamieson. I really enjoyed this one when it came out, and as a long-time King reader who has hardened to the disappointment of terrible adaptations, I choose to remain hopeful.
For now, all we know about the cast is that it includes Ben Barnes (Shadow and bones) like Jamieson and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) as the wicked Mrs. Sigsby, according to Deadline. The series counts Benjamin Cavell as writer and executive producer. Cavell at the helm of the 2020s The stall remake of the miniseries, which…well, it happened. Once again, we remain hopeful here. Production begins later this year in Nova Scotia.
