prisoners being exploited for entertainment theme

Condemned prisoners are being made sport of for the entertainment of free people.

5 total · 1 choice · 3 major · 1 minor

StoryLevelMotivation
blackmirror2x02 choice A convicted child murderer was punished by being forced to relive the same torturous day over and over again.
movie: Death Race (2008) major A main novelty of the film is the coercing of prisoners to participate in a vehicular combat racing series that is broadcast online to millions.
movie: Deathsport (1978) major In this dystopian world, the death penalty had been replaced by Deathsport: an event where criminals battle each other to the death in return for gaining their freedom.
movie: The Running Man (1987) major Convicts were being hunted down by professional killers on a wildly popular television show.
apuleius180tgab4 minor The gladiators who were slated to compete in Demochares' gladiatorial show included "desperate criminals with nothing to lose".