Secrets of Playboy
“A legacy up in smoke?”
Explore the hidden truths behind the fable and philosophy of the Playboy empire through a modern-day lens. The documentary series delves into the complex world Hugh Hefner created and examines its far-reaching consequences on our culture’s view of power and sexuality.
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“Secrets of Playboy” Premieres on A&E in Early 2022
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Seasons
1.The Playboy Legacy
8.024-01-202242mHugh Hefner sold himself as a champion of free speech who created the Playboy brand to set off a sexual revolution that would liberate men and women alike, but over the years he us...
2.The Girl Next Door
10.024-01-202242mIn the 2000s, Hugh Hefner reinvented himself and his brand through the runaway success of the reality show “Girls Next Door,” starring his girlfriends. The series made mansion life...
3.The Bunnies & the Cleanup Crew
10.031-01-202242mPlayboy hired the most attractive women in the world by promising an environment where they would always be protected, but outside of the Playboy Mansion, the Bunnies faced dangers...
4.The Price of Loyalty
10.007-02-202242mThis episode explores the 1970s DEA investigation into Hefner, Playboy, and drugs through the lens of two women who lived and worked at Playboy: Hefner's right-hand woman Bobbie Ar...
5.The Circus
10.014-02-202242mAfter decades of silence, Hefner's former number one girlfriend Sondra Theodore shares her story detailing how she was groomed by him to participate in his increasingly abusive sex...
6.The Corporate Game
10.021-02-202242mThe Playboy corporate world was billed as a welcoming place for women, but Playmate and eventual Director of Playboy Promotions Miki Garcia and Bunny Mother PJ Masten reveal the ra...
7.The Big Playboy Lie
4.028-02-202242mA roundtable of Playmates recount how decades of women modelled for the magazine because they believed that becoming a Playmate would lead to a lucrative career in a safe environme...
8.Predators' Ball
10.007-03-202242mEven in the earliest parties at the mansion, celebrities like Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby are a big part of the allure of the Playboy brand, but Hugh Hefner keeps some Hollywood...
9.The Shadow Mansions
10.014-03-202242mDuring the 1990s, Playmates, including Pamela Anderson and Anna Nicole Smith, reach peak fame and young women flock to Los Angeles in hopes of being the next centerfold; men in Hef...
10.Predator Number One
10.021-03-202242mIn public, Hefner continually professed that he wanted to protect his "girls next door." But he continually failed. Never before heard stories from Playmate Susie Krabacher, mansio...
11.Behind "The Girls Next Door"
10.028-03-202242mFormer girlfriends of Hugh Hefner Karissa and Kristina Shannon, discuss their experience with Hefner and the hit television series "The Girls Next Door," which introduced a new gen...
12.The Aftermath
10.004-04-202242mFormer Playmates, girlfriends, and employees including Sondra Theodore, Susie Krabacher, Lisa Loving Barrett and Audrey Ann Huskey come together to share their experiences and stru...
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