MGM+’s The Institute Returns for Season 2

MGM+'s TV adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Institute, which frames a facility that dehumanizes gifted children as an allegory for authoritarian control, is set to return for a second season. King's fiction commonly contains political allegory, a theme the series foregrounds. Critics argue shows such as Locke & Key and Mike Flanagan’s The Fall of the House of Usher exceed Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House in aspects like grounded family drama and harsher character arcs. Other King adaptations continue to populate screens, including It: Welcome to Derry, which premieres October 26. Films and anthologies from Cujo to The Monkey and Creepshow remain notable on-screen translations of King's work, while underrated entries such as the 1997 The Night Flier and Mike Flanagan’s 2016 Hush receive praise for their effective horror and tension.