It's good news for thriller fans as the hit horror series, The Institute , based on Stephen King 's 2019 best-selling novel of the same name, is returning with a second season. The show, which premiered in July and ranks as the best premiere ever on MGM+, will return with eight new episodes. The series, which stars Ben Barnes ( Shadow and Bone ) and Joe Freeman , follows a teenage boy with telekinetic powers who is kidnapped by a shadowy organisation and taken to a facility filled with other gifted children.

It's no surprise that the first season went down so well with fans. Not only does the gripping story come from King of Horror, Stephen King, but it's directed and executive produced by Jack Bender, who is known for his work on the hugely successful shows Lost and Game of T

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