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Welcome to The Institute
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Welcome to the Institute. The Institute is a new series releasing on the streaming service MGM+, based on the the novel by Stephen King. The Institute is a place full of the best and the brightest - children with powerful and unusual abilities. There's just one problem - all of them have been kidnapped and spirited away there. The series focuses on Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old boy who has just arrived at the Institute and will shake things up, as nobody has ever before escaped from the Institute.

The Institute premiered July 13 on MGM+.

Meet the Author
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Stephen Edwin King is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy.

Described as the "King of Horror," King's books have sold over 350 million copies worldwide and have been adapted into a number of different mediums including film, television, and comic books. King's works include novels, including several written under the pseudonym "Richard Bachman," non-fiction works, and around 200 short stories.

His work includes titles such as Carrie, IT, Pet Sematary, The Shining and more.

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