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Netflix releases reality show recreating 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment
What happened
Netflix has released a reality show that recreates the 1971 Stanford Prison Experiment, with volunteers playing the roles of inmates and guards. The original experiment examined how people behave when placed in positions of power or subordination within a simulated prison environment. The show's producers say they minimized influence on what happens inside the recreated prison.
Side by side
Left-leaning outlets focus on the show's flaws and gender issues. Slate describes it as "all gloss," while Time criticizes the series for incorporating women but not knowing "what to do with them," calling the gender politics "baffling."
No outlet on this side covered it.
Right-leaning outlets frame the story around viewer reactions and format details. The Daily Mail calls the show "insulting, repellent and depraved" while describing it among "the most disturbing reality shows." The New York Post presents it as a streaming decision question, noting producers "vow that there is little to no influence" on events.
- DMThe most disturbing reality shows of all time as Netflix's Stanford Prison Experiment recreation is branded 'insulting, repellent and depraved'Daily Mail · Lean Right
- NYPStream It Or Skip It: ‘The New Stanford Prison Experiment’ On Netflix, Where People Volunteer To Be Inmates Or Guards In A Recreation Of A 1970s ExperimentNew York Post · Right
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