'Derren Brown: Sacrifice', trailer of controversial psychological illusionist's Netflix special out

Brown has built a scenario in which an American, who thinks there's an "immigration problem", theoretically decides to risk his life to save an undocumented immigrant
PUBLISHED OCT 15, 2018

Controversial psychological illusionist Derren Brown is back with a Netflix Original special, 'Derren Brown: Sacrifice'. The show will premiere on the streaming giant on October 19. In the special, Brown uses covert psychological techniques to radically transform one man’s prejudices.

The subject is an American named Phil, who claims he is not racist but says the US has an "immigration problem." Keeping in mind Phil's biases, Brown along with his team have built a scenario in which Phil could theoretically decide to risk his life to save an undocumented immigrant.

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