Summary
A philosopher begins teaching a class of men in prison. Each week, Dan leads discussions about dominance, freedom, luck and other topics that have troubled philosophers for thousands of years – topics that gain a new meaning when seen through the prisoners' eyes - both igniting passions and creating tension.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 77GoodWatch 64
IMDb7.7
Time to watch it all
4 h 30 min
6 episodes, about 45 min each
An episode a night: done in 6 nights.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
First aired
2026
January 3, 2026
Still running
Genre
DramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United Kingdom
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 1
- Ben Palmer Director
Writing · 3
- Levi David Addai Writer
- Ric Renton Writer
- Dennis Kelly Writer
Production · 7
- Dennis Kelly Executive Producer, Writer
- Jane Featherstone Executive Producer
- Chris Fry Executive Producer
- Tanya Qureshi Executive Producer
- Katie Carpenter Executive Producer
- Louise Sutton Producer
Other crew · 1
- Lindsay Salt Commissioning Editor
Waiting for the Out episodes
1 season · 6 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Episode #1.1, 7.3
- S1 E2 Episode #1.2, 8.0
- S1 E3 Episode #1.3, 8.2
- S1 E4 Episode #1.4, 7.9
- S1 E5 Episode #1.5, 8.1
- S1 E6 Episode #1.6, 8.4
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