Seriously netflix?
The unscripted reality series The New Stanford Prison Experiment premieres on Netflix on October 21, 2026.
Series Overview
• The Premise: Thirty willing participants enter a real prison facility and are randomly assigned roles as either guards or prisoners.
• The Goal: The six-episode, 45-minute-per-episode unscripted series re-examines the 1971 Philip Zimbardo study. It tests whether ordinary people naturally conform to systems of power and hierarchy or if morality and empathy can resist.
• The Production: Produced by Alfred Street Industries, with executive producers including Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.
Background on the Original Study
• 1971 Original: Conducted in a mock basement prison at Stanford University with 24 male college students.
• Early Termination: Planned for two weeks, it was shut down after just six days due to severe emotional distress and abusive guard behavior.
• Modern Debate: Modern psychologists and researchers have heavily criticized the original experiment as unscientific, unethical, and influenced by researcher direction.
Yeah this can’t possibly go bad. Is there no low netflix will go to?
Series Overview
• The Premise: Thirty willing participants enter a real prison facility and are randomly assigned roles as either guards or prisoners.
• The Goal: The six-episode, 45-minute-per-episode unscripted series re-examines the 1971 Philip Zimbardo study. It tests whether ordinary people naturally conform to systems of power and hierarchy or if morality and empathy can resist.
• The Production: Produced by Alfred Street Industries, with executive producers including Jane Lipsitz and Dan Cutforth.
Background on the Original Study
• 1971 Original: Conducted in a mock basement prison at Stanford University with 24 male college students.
• Early Termination: Planned for two weeks, it was shut down after just six days due to severe emotional distress and abusive guard behavior.
• Modern Debate: Modern psychologists and researchers have heavily criticized the original experiment as unscientific, unethical, and influenced by researcher direction.
Yeah this can’t possibly go bad. Is there no low netflix will go to?
31-35, M
