Stephen King Fans Have Exposed How Stranger Things S4 Copied The Institute

Stephen King Fans Have Exposed How Stranger Things S4 Copied The Institute

In horror and sci-fi circles, not many comparisons have stirred up conversation like Stranger Things Season 4 vs. Stephen King’s The Institute. From the beginning, the sci-fi hit has made its King inspiration obvious, featuring mysterious kids with powers, and secret government programs into something that feels both nostalgic and gripping. But once Season 4 dropped, just a few years after The Institute hit shelves in 2019, longtime King readers…

The terrifying secret of “The Institute”: a series based on Stephen King's novel has begun

In the series, viewers will encounter a grim story about a secret institution where children with supernatural abilities are abducted. The main character, Luke Ellis, finds himself in a creepy concrete building where young telepaths and telekinetics are subjected to inhumane experiments. The leading roles are played by talented actors: Ben Barnes as Tim Jamison, Mary-Louise Parker as the sinister Miss Sigsby, and Simone Miller, Jason Diaz, and J…