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The Institute season 2 begins on HBO Max in France
The Institute’s second season began on HBO Max in France on November 8, with a US launch on MGM+.
The science-fiction series adapts Stephen King’s 2019 novel about Luke Ellis, a gifted teenager kidnapped and held in a secret facility.
There, children with psychic powers are subjected to experiments by the organization that captured them.
The new season moves beyond the novel’s plot, as Luke and the other children try to bring down their captors.
Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes return, and Alfie Allen joins the cast as a billionaire who supports the Institute.
The season has eight episodes, released weekly.
Its themes echo other Stephen King adaptations, including Carrie, though the series are not officially part of the same universe.
The second season of The Institute began on HBO Max in France on November 8.
The series also began streaming on MGM+ in the United States on the same day.
The story follows Luke Ellis and other children with psychic powers as they try to bring down the organization that held them captive.
The new season moves beyond the events of Stephen King’s 2019 novel.
The eight episodes are scheduled for weekly release.
- Who
- The Institute, a series adapted from Stephen King’s novel.
- What
- Its second season began streaming.
- When
- November 8, 2026.
- Where
- HBO Max in France and MGM+ in the United States.
- Why
- Not stated
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- France
- HBO Max
- United States
- MGM+
- Release date
- November 8, 2026
- Episode count
- Eight
- Release schedule
- Weekly