Ben Barnes actually received a lead role in a legit project

[quote]In the eight-episode The Institute, When [bold]12-year-old genius[/bold] Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim Jamieson (Barnes) has come looking to start a new life, but the peace and quiet won’t last, as his story and Luke’s are destined to collide.

Absolutely fucking not, I cannot abide precocious kid characters.

At least it doesn’t feature Holly, King’s character whom he thinks we can’t get enough of.

Trailer. Starts July 13th.

Looks kinda cheap. And are we sure Barnes is the lead, he's barely in the trailer.

Seems like a poor man's Stranger Things.

The lead is a nepo baby!

Spawn of Martin Freeman and that insufferable bitch Amanda Abbington. His face is like the perfect computer composite of both.

“The Long Walk” is coming out in September.

R5, Martin Freeman is considered an A-lister?