Secrets of Playboy (2022)

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20222 Seasons43m episodes6.4

Documentary, Reality

TMDB6.4

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Runtime: 43m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

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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Director: Alexandra Dean, Arlene Nelson
Status: Returning Series
First aired: Jan 24, 2022
Network: A&E

Time to finish

14 hrs

20 episodes. About 3 weeks at an hour a night.

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SERIES

20222 Seasons43m episodes6.4

Documentary, Reality

TMDB6.4

Votes17

Your rating

Runtime: 43m episodes
Genre: Documentary
Certificate: TV-14
Origin: US

About

A legacy up in smoke?

Where to watch

Region

Stream

Philo

Free

Hoopla

With ads

A&E

Buy

Availability from JustWatch via TMDB.

Episodes

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E1 · Airs Jan 24, 2022 · 42m · ★ 8.0
The Playboy Legacy
Hugh 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 used Playboy to manipulate women to compete for his favor and silenced whistleblowers.
E2 · Airs Jan 24, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Girl Next Door
In 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 seem like a fairytale, but Holly and Bridget reveal the reality.
E3 · Airs Jan 31, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Bunnies & the Cleanup Crew
Playboy 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 and abuses that were covered up by the Playboy “cleanup crew.”
E4 · Airs Feb 7, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Price of Loyalty
This 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 Arnstein, who committed suicide while being investigated for drug trafficking, and Playboy Bunny Adrienne Pollack, who died of a drug overdose in 1973.
E5 · Airs Feb 14, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Circus
After 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 life. Sondra's testimony shines a spotlight on Hefner's mechanisms for controlling and breaking women.
E6 · Airs Feb 21, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Corporate Game
The 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 rampant sexual harassment they faced within it.
E7 · Airs Feb 28, 2022 · 42m · ★ 4.0
The Big Playboy Lie
A 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 environment; instead, many faced a hostile environment.
E8 · Airs Mar 7, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
Predators' Ball
Even 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 A-listers happy at the expense of the women.
E9 · Airs Mar 14, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Shadow Mansions
During 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 Hefner's inner circle set up shadow mansions where women are exploited.
E10 · Airs Mar 21, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
Predator Number One
In 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, mansion employees Stefan and Stella Tetanbaum, and Sondra Theodore reveal the dark truth that Hefner was the Mansion's Predator Number One.
E11 · Airs Mar 28, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
Behind "The Girls Next Door"
Former 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 generation to Hefner and the Playboy lifestyle. Telling their emotional story for the first time, Karissa and Kristina reveal that beneath the sugar-coated exterior was a darker world led by Hefner with increasingly stricter rules designed to control the women in order to maintain the Playboy image.
E12 · Airs Apr 4, 2022 · 42m · ★ 10.0
The Aftermath
Former Playmates, girlfriends, and employees including Sondra Theodore, Susie Krabacher, Lisa Loving Barrett and Audrey Ann Huskey come together to share their experiences and struggles stemming from their time in the Playboy world. Alongside sex and trauma therapist Dr. Kate Balestrieri, the women reflect on the decades of fear and abuse they experienced and how the Playboy legacy has changed as a result of their decisions to come forward.