TV series

The Institute

2025 · 2 seasons

A slow, unsettling dread builds as kidnapped children and a haunted stranger drift toward a collision you can't look away from.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Isolation, power, survival, mystery
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
power
survival
mystery
trauma
Places: small town
hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none