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The Institute
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The Institute

Sun, Jul 13, 2025
  • Mystery
  • Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

When 14 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 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.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

  • Ben Barnes
    Ben Barnes
    as Tim Jamieson
  • Joe Freeman
    Joe Freeman
    as Luke Ellis
  • Simone Miller
    Simone Miller
    as Kalisha
  • Fionn Laird
    Fionn Laird
    as Nick Wilholm
  • Hannah Galway
    Hannah Galway
    as Wendy Gullickson
  • Julian Richings
    Julian Richings
    as Stackhouse
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Episodes

1 season · 8 episodes

Running · 8 aired
Season 1
8 episodes · 8 aired
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  • E1
    The Boy
    Aired · Mon, Jul 14, 2025 · 60m

    Luke Ellis wakes up at The Institute, a facility that abducts teenagers with psychic powers; Ms. Sigsby, the place's charismatic director, claims they're saving the world; Tim Jamieson hides from his haunted past as a small-town night knocker.

  • E2
    Shots for Dots
    Aired · Mon, Jul 14, 2025 · 60m

    Luke bonds with the other Front Half residents and begins plotting his escape; Ms. Sigsby manages the fallout from a security breach; in town, Tim begins to look into The Institute, only to find himself caught up in a high-stakes standoff.

  • E3
    Graduation
    Aired · Mon, Jul 21, 2025 · 60m

    Luke begins to plan his escape while Sigsby is distracted trying to expose Stackhouse's disloyalty; Tim loses a friend.

  • E4
    The Box
    Aired · Mon, Jul 28, 2025 · 60m

    As Luke's tests intensify, a new arrival causes problems for Sigsby; Tim isn't buying the official story about what happened to Annie.

  • E5
    Back Half
    Aired · Mon, Aug 4, 2025 · 60m

    Sigsby tricks Luke into confirming he's TP, forcing him to move up his escape attempt; Tim's suspicions put him on the Institute's radar.

  • E6
    Run
    Aired · Mon, Aug 11, 2025 · 60m

    As Tim's investigation pays off in ways he never imagined and Sigsby scrambles to avert disaster, Luke must finally decide who he can trust.

  • E7
    Hide
    Aired · Mon, Aug 18, 2025 · 60m

    Luke and Tim go on a desperate search for help as Sigsby uses all of her formidable assets in a last-ditch attempt to keep the Institute's secrets.

  • E8
    Fight
    Aired · Mon, Aug 25, 2025 · 60m

    Our characters come together for a final confrontation with unimaginable consequences.