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The Institute

The Institute

—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."
1 seasonFantasy, Mystery
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Season 18 of 8 Episodes

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The characters come together for a final confrontation with unimaginable consequences.
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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."

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Ben Barnes, Mary-Louise Parker, Simone Miller, Jason Diaz, Brendan Beiser, Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Jordan Alexander, Martin Roach, Mary Walsh, Robert Joy, Julian Richings, Dan Beirne, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Jane Luk

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