: The group discovers they were part of an experiment by an organization called WCKD (World Catastrophe Killzone Department) to find a cure for a global pandemic. Part 2: Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)
Thomas discovers that WCKD is still hunting them to harvest their "Immune" blood for a cure.
The characters in The Maze Runner series are complex and well-developed, with Thomas being the protagonist. Other notable characters include:
They escaped. Not everyone. Some stayed behind in the Maze’s last gasp. Some never found their names again. But those who reached the other side found a landscape of both loss and possibility. Authorities—or what passed for them—approached with banners and complicated faces. People in uniforms took notes and said words like "protocol" and "containment" with voices that did not match the softness of the Glade’s survivors.
As Thomas navigates the maze and forms alliances with the other boys, including Chuck (Cody Horn), Newt (Thomas Brodie-Sangster), and Gally (Anton Yelchin), he discovers that the maze is a testing ground for a mysterious organization known as WICKED (World In Catastrophe: Killzone Experiment Department). The organization is experimenting on the boys, trying to find a cure for a deadly disease known as the Flare.
The film series is a popular science-fiction dystopian trilogy based on the novels by James Dashner. Directed by Wes Ball, the series follows a group of "Gladers" led by Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) as they navigate a dangerous labyrinth and a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a virus known as "The Flare". The Trilogy Overview
