A new docuseries challenges half a century's worth of received wisdom about the influential social psychology study

For a few days in 1971, some dudes at a Northern California college pulled some zany stunts in a basement and we’re still talking about it. No, this had nothing to do with playing Jefferson Airplane tapes backwards while on acid.

She started looking at old psychological studies exploring human nature and became fascinated by the Stanford Prison Experiment, especially in light of the summer protests in 2020 concerning police brutality.

The production embarks on a gripping, ticking-clock journey through the six-day Stanford Prison Experiment with incredible reveals, new subjects and a smoking-gun archive.

Through unparalleled access, National Geographic's latest docuseries embarks on a gripping journey through the six-day Stanford Prison Experiment with a deluge of reveals, new subjects and a smoking-gun archive.