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Stephen King’s novel The Institute, released in 2019, follows twelve-year-old genius Luke Ellis. When his parents are murdered, he is kidnapped by intruders and awakens in the Institute, a facility that houses other abducted children who have telepathy or telekinesis.

On the novel’s publication date, it was announced that the television rights were secured for a limited series, with David E. Kelley writing, Jack Bender directing, and both Kelley and Bender executive producing.

In June 2024, it was announced that MGM+ had ordered an 8-episode television series adaptation of the novel with Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker set to star.

At Content London panel, which featured MGM+ head Michael Wright, “The Institute” director and executive producer Jack Bender, and creator and executive producer Benjamin Cavell, they showed a full trailer for the series and a highlight reel of MGM+’s 2025 lineup.

They also revealed for the first time that King...

One of the next Stephen King tales to make the leap to the screen is “The Institute,” a 2019 novel that will arrive in the form of a streaming television series from streamer MGM+.

Variety shares a first look image from the series today, seen up above. The site also reports, “[Stephen] King has come on board the project as an executive producer.”

Creator/producer Benjamin Cavell previews the storyline, “Kids with ‘The Shine’ [the telekinetic powers from King’s The Shining] are being kidnapped by some shadowy organization that we don’t fully understand. But the kids ultimately are able to find a way to rescue themselves. There isn’t some external force that comes and saves them, the kids have to band together and through their own ingenuity and ability, find their way out.”

Learn more on Variety and read on for everything else we know about “The Institute.”

The cast for the MGM+ series includes...

Five years after Stephen King‘s novel ‘The Institute’ hit the shelves, MGM+ is bringing the story to life in an eight-episode series.

The adaptation, previously attached to David Kelley, has now been taken over by Jack Bender and Benjamin Cavell, both known for their work on ‘Mr. Mercedes’.

Variety reports that during Content London, the trio unveiled a trailer that gives us our first haunting glimpse of the brutalist-style building that houses children with extraordinary abilities.

In ‘The Institute’, newcomer Joe Freeman takes on the lead role of Luke Ellis, an 18-year-old playing a character originally depicted as much younger in the book.

The cast also includes notable names like Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, and Simone Miller among others.

The decision to cast older actors was explained by Bender, who emphasized the need to mitigate the intensity of the children’s experiences on screen to avoid a portrayal that felt overly cruel.

Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and Variety reports that a trailer for the show was screened at Content London on Thursday. Michael Wright, the head of MGM+, director / executive producer Jack Bender, and creator / executive producer Benjamin Cavell were also in attendance to talk about the show, including the decision to age up the characters for the adaptation and the story’s connection to The Shining.

Set to run for eight episodes, The Institute will tell the following story: When young genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped,...

MGM+ previewed its upcoming thriller series “The Institute,” based on Stephen King’s 2019 novel, at Content London on Thursday.

During the panel — which included head of MGM+ Michael Wright, “The Institute” director and executive producer Jack Bender and creator and executive producer Benjamin Cavell — a full trailer for the series was played in addition to a sizzle reel of MGM+’s 2025 slate. They also announced for the first time that King has come on board the project as an executive producer.

The trailer gave a first look at the Institute itself, a cement, brutalist-style building where kids with telekinetic powers are taken after being mysteriously abducted. Luke, played by newcomer Joe Freeman, is seen meeting the fellow children in the Institute as well as villain Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker) for the first time, who encourages him that he is doing something good for the world as he is hooked up...

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Exclusive: The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has rounded out its cast. Brendan Beiser (The Boys) is set as a series regular, and Mary Walsh (Resident Alien) and Jordan Alexander (Gossip Girl) have been tapped for recurring roles in the series from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.

They join previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz, along with Joe Freeman, Fionn Laird, Hannah Galway, Julian Richings, Robert Joy, Viggo Hanvelt, Arlen So, Birva Pandya, Dan Beirne, Martin Roach and Jane Luk.

In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) 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.

Stephen King fans, get ready! Another of the legendary author’s spine-chilling stories is making its way to the small screen.

Based on King’s 2019 novel, The Institute is an upcoming limited series set to air on MGM+ and promises to be just as suspenseful and gripping as the book.

With a stellar cast, a talented creative team, and a storyline full of psychic powers and sinister secrets, this upcoming thriller has all the makings of a must-watch.

(Photo by Kenzo Tribouillardafp via Getty Images)

So, what can we expect from The Institute? Here’s everything we know so far.

What is The Institute About?

The story centers on 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis, who is kidnapped and wakes up in a mysterious facility called The Institute.

Like Luke, the other children at The Institute have been abducted and possess extraordinary abilities like telekinesis and telepathy. Under the direction of the ruthless Ms.

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Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Nearly five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and Deadline has learned the names of eleven more cast members who have signed on as series regulars. They are: Julian Richings (Supernatural, pictured above), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Sex/Life), Robert Joy (Land of the Dead), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits), Jane Luk (Streams Flow from a River), and – in the lead role of Luke Ellis – Joe Freeman.

Exclusive: The Institute, MGM+‘s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, has added 11 to its cast, joining previously announced Mary-Louise Parker, Ben Barnes, Simone Miller and Jason Diaz. Joe Freeman (Doctors), Fionn Laird (Under the Banner of Heaven), Hannah Galway (Under the Banner of Heaven), Julian Richings (Beau Is Afraid), Robert Joy (Julia), Viggo Hanvelt (Our Christmas Mural), Arlen So (Something Rotten), Birva Pandya (The Umbrella Academy), Dan Beirne (Ginny & Georgia), Martin Roach (Suits) and Jane Luk (Streams Flow From A River) join as series regulars in the series from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production will begin in Nova Scotia later this year.

In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis (Freeman) is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did,...

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Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Nearly five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and it has just been revealed that Simone Miller (Detention Adventure) and Jason Diaz (The 100) have been added to the cast.

Miller and Diaz join previously announced cast members Mary-Louise Parker of Weeds (and Mr. Mercedes) and Ben Barnes of Shadow and Bone.

Set to run for eight episodes, The Institute will tell the following story: When 12-year-old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did,...

Published in 2019, Stephen King‘s novel The Institute is getting a TV series adaptation from MGM+, with Deadline reporting on the latest casting news this afternoon.

Simone Miller (Run The Burbs) and Jason Diaz (Vampire Academy) have joined a cast that includes Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds).

Deadline details in today’s report, “Miller plays Kalisha, a sarcastic-but-friendly Institute inmate, who becomes one of Luke’s closest allies. Diaz plays Tony, the most sadistic of the Institute’s orderlies, who delights in wielding his power over the children.”

The Institute comes from director/executive producer Jack Bender (Lost, Mr. Mercedes), writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios.

In the eight-episode series, “When 12-year-old genius 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.

Exclusive: Simone Miller (Run The Burbs) and Jason Diaz (Vampire Academy) have been cast alongside Mary-Louise Parker and Ben Barnes in The Institute, MGM+’s thriller series based on the 2019 Stephen King novel, from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios.

In the eight-episode The Institute, when 12-year-old genius 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.

Miller plays Kalisha, a sarcastic-but-friendly Institute inmate, who becomes one of Luke’s closest allies.

Diaz plays Tony, the most sadistic of the Institute’s orderlies,...

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The Stephen King TV adaptations of the 90s have their legion of fans despite the varying qualities. The most famous mini-series of the bunch is the 1990 adaptation of It with Tim Curry in one of his many cultural defining roles as Pennywise. Many other adaptations include Storm of the Century and The Langoliers. One of the adaptations that has a cult following is the TV adaptation of The Stand from 1994. Blu-ray.com has recently reported that Paramount Home Media Distribution will celebrate the 30th anniversary of Mick Garris’ The Stand with a Limited SteelBook edition of the film, which is set to be sold exclusively at Walmart on September 24.

The description reads,

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Ben Barnes, known for playing villains, will finally take on the role of a heroic cop in Stephen King's The Institute adaptation. The Institute will be a collaboration between King veteran Jack Bender and writer Benjamin Cavell, known for his work on The Stand. Barnes has previously impressed in a hero role as Prince Caspian in The Chronicles of Narnia films and will now bring moral compassion to the role of Tim Jamieson.

The highly anticipated TV show adaptation of Stephen King's 2019 novel The Institute will break a streak for star Ben Barnes. Adaptations of King's stories are still a hot commodity for the TV and movie industries. As recently as last year, King was the mind behind one of the most well-received horror films of 2023 with The Boogeyman. The Institute falls into King's plethora of novels that involve mind powers and follows a child with telekinetic abilities placed...

Another terrifying work by the master of horror, Stephen King, is being adapted for the small screen. MGM+ has ordered The Institute, based on his novel of the same name. Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone), Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) are set to star in the thriller from executive producer/director Jack Bender (From) and executive producer/writer Benjamin Cavell (Justified).

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This just in: MGM+ has ordered a series adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Institute, and Shadow and Bone's Ben Barnes and Weeds' Mary-Louise Parker are set to lead the cast. More on this upcoming series below.

The Institute is being described as a thriller series consisting of eight episodes. It's based on King's 2019 best-selling horror-thriller novel of the same name, which can be purchased as a paperback ($12.43 before taxes), hardcover ($16.50 before taxes), or eBook ($9.99 before taxes) on Amazon. It will be directed and executive produced by Jack Bender. In addition, Benjamin Cavell writes the scripts as well as executive produces. The cameras are set to start rolling later this year in Nova Scotia. We'll make sure to share the official production schedule once it's revealed.

The plot centers around a highly intelligent 12 year boy named Luke Ellis who has mild telekinetic abilities. One night, his parents are murdered by intruders,...

Stephen King’s The Institute is coming to the small screen, and two TV veterans are on board for the ride.

Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) and Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) will lead the series adaptation of King’s 2019 novel, which was ordered at MGM+ (fka Epix) on Thursday.

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The eight-episode thriller follows yet-to-be-cast Luke Ellis, a 12-year-old genius who is kidnapped and awakens at The Institute, a facility...

Good news: a new Stephen King adaptation is on the way! Not-so-goood news: it's headed to a streaming service I'm pretty sure no one uses. That streaming service is MGM+, and, c'mon, let's get real here: do you subscribe to MGM+? Do you know anyone who does? I sure don't! But hey, maybe this will be a sea change for the streaming service. Maybe this will be the thing that finally gets me, and others, to subscribe. Who knows!

Anyway, the adaptation in question is "The Institute," based on the King novel from 2019. It features one of King's favorite go-to elements: kids with powers! Speaking with Rolling Stone when the book first came out, King said: "Like a pitcher that has a great fastball or slider, you go back to what worked for you before ... I do think that kids are sort of magic. When I was a young man,...

Stephen King's The Institute is being adapted into a television show. The eight-episode miniseries is being produced for MGM+. The show is set to star Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker.

The Stephen King novel The Institute is being adapted into a television show. The prolific horror author has a long history of adaptations of his work starting from his very first published novel Carrie being made into a Brian De Palma horror classic in 1976. The Institute, which was published in 2019, is more science fiction-focused than horror-focused, but it is not necessarily an unusual outing for the author. Non-horror Stephen King movies and TV shows from over the years include The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redemption, and 11/22/63.

Per Deadline, MGM+ has ordered a full eight-episode miniseries adaptation of The Institute starring Ben Barnes and Mary-Louise Parker. The show, which is set to begin filming in Nova Scotia in 2024, is being...

Stephen King‘s novel The Institute (which can be purchased Here) reached store shelves on September 10, 2019 – and that same day, it was announced that David Kelley and Jack Bender, the duo behind the King series adaptation Mr. Mercedes, were working on a limited series adaptation of The Institute. Nearly five years have gone since then and Kelley has dropped off the project along the way, but The Institute is moving forward at MGM+ – and Deadline reports that Mary-Louise Parker of Weeds (and Mr. Mercedes) and Ben Barnes of Shadow and Bone have signed on to star on the show.

Set to run for eight episodes, The Institute will tell the following story: When 12-year-old genius 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,...

Published in 2019, Stephen King‘s novel The Institute is getting a TV series adaptation from MGM+, with Deadline reporting today that the project has been given a series order.

Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) will star.

The Institute comes from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios.

In the eight-episode series, “When 12-year-old genius 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.” The website notes that Parker will play “Ms. Sigsby, the charming but iron-willed director of the Institute and...

Exclusive: MGM+ has given a series order to The Institute, a thriller based on the 2019 Stephen King novel. Ben Barnes (Shadow and Bone) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds) are set to lead the drama from director/executive producer Jack Bender, writer/executive producer Benjamin Cavell and MGM+ Studios. Production is slated to begin in Nova Scotia later this year.

In the eight-episode The Institute, When 12-year-old genius 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.

Barnes’ Tim Jamieson is a disillusioned ex-cop who takes a...

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Boreanaz shared a photo on Instagram to commemorate the start of filming on Seal Team season 7. Check it out below:

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Justified creator Graham Yost led the series’ creatives reunion panel at Atx Festival on Saturday afternoon where fans were treated to secrets from the writer’s room. Joining Yost for the special celebration were executive producer and director Michael Dinner and writer/producers Taylor Elmore, Dave Andron, Chris Provenzano, Benjamin Cavell, Ingrid Escajeda, VJ Boyd, and Wendy Calhoun.

The series, following lawman Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant), ran for 6 seasons on FX from 2010 until 2015. Earlier this year, a limited series sequel Justified: City Primeval was announced by the network which is currently three weeks into production.

“One of our biggest secrets was our partner FX. We pitched the show to 8 places and we were really fortunate 6 were really interested so it came down to FX and HBO,” recalled Yost. “HBO is one of my favorite pitching stories because I was pitching my heart out and they were giving me nothing back.

The military drama series “Seal Team” on Paramount+, created by Benjamin Cavell and produced by CBS Studios, renewed for Season Six, has now been greenlit for a standalone feature film:

“…the series follows ‘Bravo Team’, a sub-unit of the ‘United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group’…

“… the most elite unit of ‘Navy SEALs’, as they plan and undertake dangerous missions worldwide with little notice…

“… and the burden placed on them and their families…”

Main cast includes David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr., A. J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Judd Lormand.

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The military drama series “Seal Team” on Paramount+, created by Benjamin Cavell and produced by CBS Studios, in addition to being renewed for Season Six, has now been greenlit for a standalone feature film:

“…the series follows ‘Bravo Team’, a sub-unit of the ‘United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group’…

“… the most elite unit of ‘Navy SEALs’, as they plan and undertake dangerous missions worldwide with little notice…

“… and the burden placed on them and their families…”

Main cast includes David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr., A. J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Judd Lormand.

Click the images to enlarge…...

The military drama series “Seal Team” on Paramount+, created by Benjamin Cavell and produced by CBS Studios, in addition to being renewed for Season Six, has now been greenlit for a standalone feature film:

“…the series follows ‘Bravo Team’, a sub-unit of the ‘United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group’…

“… the most elite unit of ‘Navy SEALs’, as they plan and undertake dangerous missions worldwide with little notice…

“… and the burden placed on them and their families…”

Main cast includes David Boreanaz, Max Thieriot, Jessica Paré, Neil Brown Jr., A. J. Buckley, Toni Trucks and Judd Lormand.

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Fox announced that lawyer, journalist and former “The View” co-host Star Jones has been appointed judge of the first-run syndicated series “Divorce Court,” starting in September.

As television’s longest running court show, “Divorce Court” dates back to the late 1950’s, when actors used to reenact actual divorce proceedings. Today, the program features real people and real cases — ranging from divorce court proceedings to other domestic disputes.

Judge Faith Jenkins will continue through the end of Season 23 and Jones will join for Season 24. Jones, a former assistant district attorney in New York and former legal correspondent on NBC’s “Today Show,” “Nightly News” and more, said that she will “offer the parties before ‘Divorce Court,’ as well as viewers, a no-nonsense approach to the law and a decision driven by my proven legal expertise, compassion and empathy, personal experiences and hard-earned common sense.”

“Divorce Court” is produced by Lincolnwood Productions...

Scott Caan spent a decade on CBS with a lead role on Hawaii Five-0, and it looks like he's returning to the network.

Per Deadline, the star is set to headline a new detective drama named Topangaland.

The potential series would star the procedural veteran as an ex-cop working for his famous dad's detective agency.

The aim?

To solve cases around Los Angeles, “all while navigating a thorny relationship with his dad and the rest of his unconventional family,” the logline states.

Caan will also have a big creative input in the series.

He is set to co-write the pilot with Seal Team creator Benjamin Cavell, who is also in line to take on the showrunner duties on the series.

Caan is best-known for his role as Danny Williams on the CBS reboot of Hawaii Five-0.

The series was a resounding success story for CBS, lasting a decade.

At the time of its conclusion,...

Scott Caan is saying aloha to CBS again: The Hawaii Five-0 veteran is set to star in a new CBS detective drama titled Topangaland, our sister site Deadline reports.

The hour-long drama, currently in development at the Eye network, would star Caan as an ex-cop working for his famous dad’s detective agency and solving cases all around the greater Los Angeles area, “all while navigating a thorny relationship with his dad and the rest of his unconventional family,” per the official synopsis. (Before you ask, Scott’s real-life father James Caan is not expected to play his character’s dad.

Exclusive: Former Hawaii-Five-0 co-lead Scott Caan is returning to CBS with a new hourlong starring vehicle, which he also is co-writing and executive producing. The network is in development on Topangaland, a drama co-written by Caan and Seal Team creator Benjamin Cavell, with Caan intended to star. The project hails from Jerry Bruckheimer Television and CBS Studios, where the company is based.

In Topangaland, a laid-back ex-cop (Caan) works for his legendary father’s private detective agency, solving cases that take him from Malibu mansions to Topanga hippie communes to Venice back alleys and everywhere in between — all while navigating a thorny relationship with his dad and the rest of his unconventional family.

The project stems from conversations Caan had with Jbtv about developing a show together. The company connected him with Cavell through Cavell’s overall deal at CBS Studios, and the two came up with the characters at...

The penultimate episode of “The Stand” finally paid off what Stephen King fans knew was coming ever since the project was greenlit: the destruction of Randall Flagg aka the Dark Man’s (Alexander Skarsgård) debaucherous Las Vegas community.

As Randall screams about the traitors in their midst and has Larry (Jovan Adepo) and Ray (Irene Bedard) chained inside a pool that is slowly being filled with water, ominous clouds drift into the Inferno through the hole in the ceiling, followed by lightning rods. These rods strike everything from railings to tapestries on the wall to individual people, including Randall, exposing his true nature. His followers flee, losing faith in him and trampling each other in the process. Eventually the rods hit the nuke on which Trashcan Man (Ezra Miller) rode in, causing the entire building to erupt in a mushroom cloud that can be seen for hundreds of miles.

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Showrunner, writer, and producer Benjamin Cavell is thrilled to have Stephen King’s blessing for his 2020 Paramount+ adaptation of “The Stand.” Cavell notes that King is known as being “upfront about his feelings about adaptations of his work. He’s pretty upfront about the ones he doesn’t like and also the ones that he does. It’s lovely to be in that category.” The showrunner delves into the challenges of translating King’s apocalyptic epic from page to screen. Watch the exclusive video interview above.

According to Cavell, King proves to be a difficult author to adapt. “So much of the pleasure of his books is in the access he gives you to the internal lives of his characters,” he explains. Once you move that story to a visual medium, a filmmaker must find a way to make all that inner life external.

See Jake Braver interview: ‘The Stand...

The CBS television action drama series "Seal Team", now in its fourth season, will air part of Season Five this Fall, before jumping to streaming service Paramount+ :

"Created by Benjamin Cavell, the series is produced by CBS Studios,  following 'Bravo Team'... 

"...a sub-unit of the 'United States Naval Special Warfare Development Group'...

"...the most elite unit of 'Navy Seals', as they are deployed with little notice, on dangerous missions worldwide. 

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