Name: The Institute
Released: 2025-07-13T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Ben Barnes, Mary-Louise Parker, Simone Miller

Available on HBO Max

A group of psychic children unites to take on the shadowy organization that has kidnapped them and claims to be using their power to "save the world."

Horror · 2025 · 59 min

Starring Ben Barnes , Mary-Louise Parker , Simone Miller

EPISODE 1

The Boy

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.

56 min · 13 Jul 2025
EPISODE 2

Shots for Dots

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.

51 min · 13 Jul 2025
EPISODE 3

Graduation

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

43 min · 20 Jul 2025
EPISODE 4

The Box

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

53 min · 27 Jul 2025
EPISODE 5

Back Half

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.

55 min · 3 Aug 2025
EPISODE 6

Run

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.

43 min · 10 Aug 2025