Stanford Prison Experiment Explained As Netflix Launches New Reality Show
Participants will "enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners," a synopsis said.
Netflix is set to release a new unscripted reality show titled "New Stanford Prison Experiment," premiering on October 21. The series will feature 30 participants who are randomly assigned roles as either guards or prisoners in a mock prison setting. The show aims to explore the psychological effects of power dynamics, hierarchy, and control on ordinary individuals.
According to Variety, the official synopsis states that the study participants will discover whether empathy, morality, and individuality can withstand the pressures brought on by their assigned roles. The central question posed by the synopsis is whether power tends to corrupt.
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