EXCLUSIVE: Simone Miller (Run through the suburbs) and Jason Diaz (Vampire Academy) were alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes in The Institute, The MGM+ thriller series is based on the 2019 novel by Stephen King and was created by director and executive producer Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes), screenwriter and executive producer Benjamin Cavell (Justified, The Stand) and MGM+ Studios.
In the eight-part The InstituteWhen 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens in the Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and all with unusual abilities. In a nearby town, tormented former cop Tim Jamieson (Barnes) is looking for a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last long as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.
Miller plays Kalisha, a sarcastic but friendly inmate at the Institute who becomes one of Luke’s closest allies.
Diaz plays Tony, the institute’s most sadistic nurse, who takes pleasure in exercising his power over the children.
When The Institute was released in 2019, originally by Spyglass for the Mr Mercedes Teamed by writer/EP David E. Kelley and EP Bender. This is a new incarnation of the project with a new writer and studio.
Miller has recently been frequently on Hulu’s Run through the suburbs and was a regular in the series “Max Adventure detention. She is represented by Kamera Talent, Vault Entertainment and Bloch Law.
Diaz had recurring roles in Vampire Academy, The 100, charmd and The brave guy. Most recently, he booked an episode of the CBS series Tracker. Diaz is represented by The Talent House Canada and David Dean Management.
