‘The Institute’ Casts Simone Miller & Jason Diaz In MGM+ Series Based On Stephen King Novel
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: Simone Miller (Run The Burbs) and Jason Diaz (Vampire Academy) have been cast alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes in The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, from director/executive producer Jack Bender (Lost, Mr.
Mercedes), writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand) and MGM+ Studios. In the eight-episode The Institute, 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.
Miller plays Kalisha, a sarcastic-but-friendly Institute inmate, who becomes one of Luke’s closest allies. Diaz plays Tony, the most sadistic of the Institute’s orderlies, who delights in wielding his power over the children.
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