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Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Nearly five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and Deadline has learned the names of eleven more cast members who have signed on as series regulars. They are: Julian Richings (Supernatural, pictured above), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Sex/Life), Robert Joy (Land of the Dead), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits), Jane Luk (Streams Flow from a River), and – in the lead role of Luke Ellis – Joe Freeman.

Stephen King's The Institute has added 11 new members to its cast. Based on King's 2019 novel of the same name, The Institute's cast already included Ben Barnes, Mary-Louise Parker, Simone Miller, and Jason Diaz. The story revolves around children with telepathic and telekinetic powers who are kidnapped and imprisoned by a sinister organization.

According to Deadline, Joe Freeman, Fionn Lard, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Dan Bierne, Martin Roach, and Jane Luk are among those who have now joined the cast as well. Check out who each actor is playing below:

Actor

Character

Joe Freeman

Luke Ellis

Fionn Lard

Nick

Hannah Galway

Wendy

Robert Joy

Hendricks

Martin Roach

Chief Ashworth

Viggo Hanvelt

Avery

Julian Richings

Stackhouse

Dan Bierne

Drew

Birva Pandya

Iris

Jane Luk

Maureen

Arlen So

George

More to come...

Source: Deadline...

Exclusive: The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has added 11 to its cast, joining previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz. Joe Freeman (Doctors), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Under the Banner of Heaven), Julian Richings (Beau Is Afraid), Robert Joy (Julia), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits) and Jane Luk (Streams Flow From A River) join as series regulars in the series from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.

In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did,...