"The Alabama Solution" – a 115-minute documentary from Emmy-winning filmmaker Andrew Jarecki ("The Jinx") – lifts the lid on Alabama’s brutal prison system. Described as "required viewing" by Sundance Film Festival, it takes you inside one of the deadliest prison systems in the world.
Here's how you can watch "The Alabama Solution" online around the world and from anywhere with a VPN.
"The Alabama Solution" premieres on Fri, October 10 with a full series episode drop on HBO Max.
• U.S. — HBO Max via Amazon Prime
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Over six years, incarcerated men – using contraband cell phones – surreptitiously filmed unspeakable conditions in an Alabama prison, including blood-stained corridors and chronic overcrowding to rampant drug abuse and unchecked violence.
The full-blown exposé highlights the death of Steven Davis, a prison inmate whose fate reveals institutional coverups and unchecked power. Jarecki and co-director Charlotte Kaufman weaves the footage into a shocking of modern American slavery.
If you're a fan of "The Jinx" this is not to be missed. Forget all other prison documentaries – you've never seen anything like this.
Below, we reveal how to watch "The Alabama Solution" online in the U.S., U.K. Europe, Canada, Australia and beyond.
How to watch 'The Alabama Solution' online in the U.S.
Watch 'The Alabama Solution' from anywhere in the world
If you're traveling overseas and "The Alabama Solution" isn't airing on HBO Max where you're currently located, that doesn't mean you have to miss the show. Our best VPN – NordVPN – unblocks Max and most other streaming services, so you can watch as if you were back in the United States. Try it risk-free and see for yourself...
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1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance, if you're visiting the U.K. and want to view a U.S. service, you'd select a U.S. server from the location list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the show. Head to your streaming service app — so Max, for example — and watch "The Alabama Solution" online from wherever you are in the world.
How to watch 'The Alabama Solution' in the U.K.
"The Alabama Solution" U.K. release date is yet to be confirmed but it's likely it will air on Sky. We'll update this page as soon as any news breaks.
Remember: you can watch HBO Max in the UK with NordVPN, meaning you can and enjoy Andrew Jarecki's 'must-see' prison doc as if you were back home in the States.
How to watch 'The Alabama Solution' online in Canada
As yet there is no release date for "The Alabama Solution" in Canada.
Americans on vacation in Canada will need one of the best VPNs to log in back home to catch Andrew Jarecki's 'must-see' prison doc on Max.
How to watch 'The Alabama Solution' online in Australia
"The Alabama Solution" has been classified as MA 15+ by the Australian film board but the streaming release date has yet to be confirmed.
Americans on vacation Down Under who don't want to miss the documentary will need a good streaming VPN to log in back home to use HBO Max as they will be geo-blocked when not at home. We recommend NordVPN.
'The Alabama Solution' - Synopsis
"In 2019, filmmakers visit an Alabama prison to film a revival meeting. Off camera, incarcerated men whisper a message: terrible things are going on here and being kept secret. This sparks an immersive six-year investigation to discover the reality behind the walls of one of the nation’s deadliest prison systems.
Through unprecedented direct access and video shot on contraband cell phones, the filmmakers learn from the men inside about a suspicious and violent death. The story unfolds in real time, revealing it isn’t an isolated incident and that the official version appears far from the truth. What follows is a shocking story of brutality, corruption, and a system in collapse. As the men fight for their own survival, they embark on a campaign of resistance, against all odds." (per Warner Bros. Discovery)
Who directed "The Alabama Solution"?
HBO documentary film "The Alabama Solution" was directed and produced by Andrew Jarecki ("The Jinx") and Charlotte Kaufman. It was co-produced by Alelur “Alex” Duran, Page Marsella, and Beth Shelburne.
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