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The Institute Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

8 Episodes 2025 - 2025

Episode 1

The Boy

Sun, Jul 13, 202559 mins

At age 14, Luke Ellis aces a test meant for high schoolers. He also has minor telekinesis, which makes him a target for a mysterious Institute that abduct him and other kids with telekinesis and telepathy, and uses torture to develop their full potential.

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Episode 2

Shot for Dots

Sun, Jul 13, 202553 mins

Luke settles into the Institute, and plots with Nicky to plan an escape. Stackhouse offers Hendricks the chance to expand his research free of outside influence. Meanwhile, Tim finds out more about Annie and deals with two robbers that roll into town.

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Episode 3

Graduation

Sun, Jul 20, 202545 mins

In town, Tim meets Kate and talks more with Annie. As Tim begins to learn more about the Institute, at the Institute Luke and Nicky plan their escape now that they have Avery to help them. Sigsby finds herself at odds with Stackhouse, while Hendricks continues his testing.

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Episode 4

The Box

Sun, Jul 27, 202556 mins

Three new arrivals show up at the Institute and one is prone to violent outbursts. Sigsby suspects Hendricks is working behind her back with Stackhouse to move Luke along the PC track. Meanwhile, Tim tells Wendy why he thinks Annie's death was no suicide.

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Episode 5

Back Half

Sun, Aug 3, 202558 mins

Sigsby confronts Luke with the truth about his parents, determining that he's a TP. Meanwhile, Nick "graduates" and is taken to Back Half. where he learns more about what goes on there and what the Institute is doing with the psychic teens.

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Episode 6

Run

Sun, Aug 10, 2025

Luke escapes the Institute with Maureen's help, and finally meets Tim. Now, Tim has to convince Luke he's sincere. Meanwhile, Stackhouse and Sigsby learn about Luke's escape, and Stackhouse calls on reinforcements to bring in the wayward boy.

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Episode 7

Hide

Sun, Aug 17, 2025

Tim and Luke lose one of their allies when another mole takes desperate action. Then the pair turns to Wendy for help, but Sigsby and her clean-up team arrive in town to pick up Luke and eliminate Tim once and for all. Tim gets the upper hand, and Sigsby fully explains what the Institute has been doing.

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Episode 8

Fight

Sun, Aug 24, 2025

Luke returns to the Institute after having a talk with Sigsby. Tim and Wendy help him, Stackhouse and a guard prepare a final solution involving chlorine gas, while Avery leads the other Institute residents around the world in striking back.

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