Netflix has been slammed online after it revealed that it was turning the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment into a new reality show.
Variety revealed earlier this week that the streaming giant was launching a new series called The New Stanford Prison Experiment, which will premiere on October 21.
’30 willing participants enter a real prison and are randomly assigned as guards or prisoners,’ reads a description.
‘Thrust into a system of power, hierarchy and control, they’ll discover whether ordinary people inevitably conform to the roles they’re given – or whether empathy, morality and individuality can withstand the forces pushing them in the opposite
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