The Experiment - Season 1
1 - The Stanford Prison Experiment
Air Date: May 11, 2002
The story of the infamous Stanford Prison Experiment, a psychological exercise designed to examine the nature of good and evil. In the summer of 1971, a group of American students volunteered to adopt the roles of prisoners and guards in a specially controlled environment - the experiment was terminated after less than a week when it became clear that the participants were being adversely affected.
2 - Conflict
Air Date: May 14, 2002
The prisoners start to pick off weak guards, the most powerful prisoner is sentenced to solitary confinement, and the guards rumble an attempted break-out.
3 - Order
Air Date: May 15, 2002
A new prisoner arrives, a master set of keys is stolen, and the two most forceful prisoners come head-to-head in a showdown for leadership.
4 - Rebellion
Air Date: May 21, 2002
The oppressive conditions are wearing down the patience of some of the prisoners, whilst the anxiety of the guards is mounting. A reformed crack addict and an Evangelical christian form an unlikely alliance. And the guards find themselves taken by surprise when three prisoners launch a nighttime revolt.
5 - Tyranny
Air Date: May 22, 2002
Twelve prisoners and guards join together to form a new and just society but after only a few hours four of them launch a bid for power that shocks and appalls their fellow inmates.