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

Nat Geo’s new three-part documentary revisits Philip Zimbardo’s controversial saga from 1971, but it leaves a lot of unanswered questions.

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 Stanford Prison Experiment remains one of psychology’s most controversial studies, exploring how ordinary people might adopt cruel behaviors when placed in positions of authority. But was it really just that,

A new National Geographic series will feature interviews with former prisoners and guards from the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment that took place in 1971.

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.