The Institute is a supernatural horror thriller series created by Benjamin Cavell. Based on Stephen King‘s 2019 novel of the same name, the MGM+ series follows Luke Ellis, a genius teen boy who is kidnapped and wakes up in a mysterious institute where he finds other kids with unusual abilities. Luke’s life takes a turn when his life intertwines with a former police officer haunted by his past, who moves to the nearby town. The Institute stars Ben Barnes, Joe Freeman, Simone Miller, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Martin Roach, and Mary-Louise Parker. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, intense drama, and compelling characters in MGM+’s The Institute, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
The Promised Neverland (Hulu & Crunchyroll)
The Promised Neverland is a Japanese anime series directed by Mamoru Kanbe. Based on the Japanese manga series of the same name written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu, the Fuji Television anime series revolves around three gifted kids who were raised in a mysterious, isolated orphanage by a seemingly loving mother, but they soon discover a harrowing secret. The Promised Neverland’s English dub voice cast includes Erica Mendez, Jeannie Tirado, Laura Stahl, Laura Post, Rebeka Thomas, Cedric L. Williams, Ryan Bartley, and Amber Connor.
Castle Rock Season 1 (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Castle Rock is a supernatural psychological horror thriller anthology series co-created by Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason. Based on Stephen King’s fictional town of Castle Rock in Maine, the first season of the Hulu series follows Henry Deaver, a death-row attorney, as he returns to his hometown, but his life soon takes a turn when he meets a mysterious young man who has been in captivity for a long time. Castle Rock stars André Holland, Melanie Lynskey, Bill Skarsgård, Jane Levy, and Sissy Spacek.
The Innocents (Netflix)
The Innocents is a British supernatural horror drama series co-created by Simon Duric and Hania Elkington. The Netflix series revolves around June and Harry, two teenagers who fall in love and run away together, but when June begins to display superhuman powers, their lives take a dark turn. The Innocents stars Sorcha Groundsell, Percelle Ascott, Sam Hazeldine, Nadine Marshall, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Laura Birn, Ingunn Beate Øyen, Arthur Hughes, and Guy Pearce.
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Stranger Things is a sci-fi mystery horror drama series created by The Duffer Brothers. The Netflix series is set in the 1980s in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana, which is home to a government-run human experiment facility. When a kid from a town disappears, his friends and parents discover the existence of an alternate dimension with the help of a mysterious superpowered young girl who escaped from the facility. Stranger Things stars Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Cara Buono, Matthew Modine, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery, and Dacre Montgomery.
Wayward Pines (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video)
Wayward Pines is a sci-fi mystery horror thriller series created by Chad Hodge. Based on the novel series of the same name by Blake Crouch, the Fox series follows U.S. Secret Service Agent Ethan Burke as he goes to the mysterious town of Wayward Pines after two of his colleagues suddenly disappear after getting there. When he gets there, he learns that once you enter the town, you can never go out. Wayward Pines stars Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Toby Jones, Shannyn Sossamon, Reed Diamond, Tim Griffin, Charlie Tahan, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, and Terrence Howard.
The Messengers (Rent on Prime Video)
The Messengers is a supernatural mystery drama series created by Eoghan O’Donnell. The CW series revolves around five people who were killed by an object that crashed on Earth. They soon resurrect with superhuman powers and learn that it is their destiny to save the entire world. The Messengers stars Shantel VanSanten, Diogo Morgado, J.D. Pardo, Joel Courtney, Jon Fletcher, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Anna Diop, and Craig Frank.
Manifest (Netflix & Rent on Prime Video)
Manifest is a supernatural drama series created by Jeff Rake. The NBC series revolves around the passengers and crew of a commercial airliner who are presumed dead when the plane mysteriously disappears, but it reappears five and a half years later with the passengers and the crew thinking that it has only been a few hours. Manifest stars Melissa Roxburgh, Josh Dallas, Athena Karkanis, J.R. Ramirez, Luna Blaise, Jack Messina, Parveen Kaur, Matt Long, and Holly Taylor.
Gen V (Prime Video)
Gen V is a superhero dark comedy-drama series co-developed by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke. Based on The Boys Volume 4: “We Gotta Go Now” by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, and John Higgins, the Prime Video series is a spin-off of The Boys and it revolves around a group of superpowered teens as they attend the Godolkin University School of Crimefighting and soon find themselves embroiled in a deadly conspiracy. Gen V stars Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Asa Germann, and Shelley Conn.
Misfits (Hulu, Peacock, Pluto TV, & Rent on Prime Video)
Misfits is a British sci-fi dark comedy-drama series created by Howard Overman. The E4 series revolves around a group of young offenders working off their sentences when a thunderstorm gives them superhuman power, but they are soon hunted by shadowy figures. Misfits stars Iwan Rheon, Robert Sheehan, Lauren Socha, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, Antonia Thomas, Joe Gilgun, Karla Crome, Nathan McMullen, Natasha O’Keeffe, and Matt Stokoe.
The Stand (Paramount+ & Rent on Prime Video)
The Stand is a post-apocalyptic fantasy miniseries co-created by Josh Boone and Benjamin Cavell. Based on Stephen King’s 1978 novel of the same name, the Paramount+ series is set in a world where most of the population has died because of a lethal strain, which gives rise to two figures, one good and the other evil. The Stand stars James Marsden, Odessa Young, Owen Teague, Alexander Skarsgård, Whoopi Goldberg, Amber Heard, Jovan Adepo, Henry Zaga, Nat Wolff, and Irene Bedard.