The New Stanford Prison Experiment review - surely no one believes this insulting TV show is real?
A television review criticizes Netflix's reality show 'The New Stanford Prison Experiment' for masquerading as science while actually being patronizing reality TV. The reviewer questions the authenticity of participants who know they are on camera and highlights the inherent credibility flaws in such social experiment shows.
Why it matters
Examines how modern media repackages scientific studies and historical experiments into reality television entertainment, often sacrificing genuine behavioral insight for manufactured drama.
‘The have-nots are given scratchy bunk beds and eat tasteless slop’ … prisoners in The New Stanford Prison Experiment. Photograph: Netflix 2026 ‘The have-nots are given scratchy bunk beds and eat tasteless slop’ … prisoners in The New Stanford Prison Experiment. Photograph: Netflix 2026 TV review Television Review The New Stanford Prison Experiment review – surely no one believes this insulting TV show is real? This rehash of the notorious study in which volunteers role-play as prisoners and guards pretends to be science. It isn’t – it’s patronising reality television
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