Secrets of Playboy

Secrets of Playboy64%

TV 2022-01-24 43m Documentary Reality
★ 6.4 / 10 · 17 votes
Ratings
Combined
64.1 %
8 sources
IMDb
6.9 /10
1,875 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
88 %
8 votes
Metacritic
72 %
4 votes
Letterboxd
3.5 /5
439 votes
Trakt
60 %
99 votes
TMDB
64 %
17 votes
Metacritic Users
2.3 /10
6 votes
RT Audience
56 %

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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Status
Returning Series
Runtime
43m
Seasons
2
Episodes
20
Network
A&E
Language
English
Links
IMDb, TVDB, Wikidata
Created by
Alexandra Dean
Cast
Sondra Theodore Sondra Theodore Self
PJ Masten PJ Masten Self
Miki Garcia Miki Garcia Self
Stella Tetenbaum Stella Tetenbaum Self
Jennifer Saginor Jennifer Saginor Self
Holly Madison Holly Madison Self
Joel Berlinder Joel Berlinder Self
Stefan Tenenbaum Stefan Tenenbaum Self
Richard W. Bann Richard W. Bann Self Jamilah Lemieux Jamilah Lemieux Self
Chris Jones Chris Jones Self
Susie Krabacher Susie Krabacher Self
Season 1 2022 · 12 eps
  1. 1 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 u… Jan 24, 2022 42m
  2. 2 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 lif… Jan 24, 2022 42m
  3. 3 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 danger… Jan 31, 2022 42m
  4. 4 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 A… Feb 7, 2022 42m
  5. 5 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 se… Feb 14, 2022 42m
  6. 6 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 r… Feb 21, 2022 42m
  7. 7 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 environm… Feb 28, 2022 42m
  8. 8 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… Mar 7, 2022 42m
  9. 9 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 He… Mar 14, 2022 42m
  10. 10 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, mansi… Mar 21, 2022 42m
  11. 11 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 ge… Mar 28, 2022 42m
  12. 12 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 str… Apr 4, 2022 42m
Season 2 2023 · 8 eps
  1. 1 Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold Thousands of women across the nation vied for the chance to become a Playmate, but only 12 were chosen for the reality competition "Who Wants to Be a Playboy Centerfold?" The two-… Jul 10, 2023 42m
  2. 2 The Era of the Seven After a divorce in the late 90s, Hugh Hefner became a bachelor again, and the era of the seven girlfriends emerged. For some, being one of the seven girlfriends was a highly covet… Jul 17, 2023 42m
  3. 3 Playboy on Campus In 1977 Playboy introduced pictorials featuring often barely-legal college women. Playboy went to university campuses across the country and hosted auditions for female students t… Jul 24, 2023 42m
  4. 4 The Truth Hurts Sondra Theodore and her daughter Katie explore their dramatically different versions of life at the Playboy Mansion as they work to heal the trauma in their complicated relationsh… Jul 31, 2023 42m
  5. 5 My Body My Choice Posing for Playboy seems like a dream come true for many young women, but the allure of fame and fortune comes with a steep price: their bodies become commodities, their choices a… Aug 7, 2023 42m
  6. 6 Athletes Exposed The sports world is often criticized for not only underpaying and undervaluing female athletes, but these women are also notoriously sexualized. It is something investigative jour… Aug 7, 2023 42m
  7. 7 Women in Uniform Playboy has long been known for its pictorials of working women. Perhaps none of these features were more tantalizing to their readers than those of women in uniform. Playboy cove… Aug 14, 2023 42m
  8. 8 Standards of Beauty While Playboy usually featured a specific standard of beauty in its magazine, it occasionally disrupted that norm by showcasing models not typically seen within its pages. Those d… Aug 14, 2023 44m
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