Secrets of Playboy
Secrets of Playboy

Secrets of Playboy

2022 2 Seasons 20 Episodes ⭐ 6.4 Documentary Reality

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 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

EP 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

EP 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, b

EP 4

The Price of Loyalty

This episode explores the 1970s DEA investigation into Hefner, Playboy, and drugs through the lens of two women who live

EP 5

The Circus

After decades of silence, Hefner's former number one girlfriend Sondra Theodore shares her story detailing how she was g

EP 6

The Corporate Game

The Playboy corporate world was billed as a welcoming place for women, but Playmate and eventual Director of Playboy Pro

EP 7

The Big Playboy Lie

A roundtable of Playmates recount how decades of women modelled for the magazine because they believed that becoming a P

EP 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

EP 9

The Shadow Mansions

During the 1990s, Playmates, including Pamela Anderson and Anna Nicole Smith, reach peak fame and young women flock to L

EP 10

Predator Number One

In public, Hefner continually professed that he wanted to protect his "girls next door." But he continually failed. Neve

EP 11

Behind "The Girls Next Door"

Former girlfriends of Hugh Hefner Karissa and Kristina Shannon, discuss their experience with Hefner and the hit televis

EP 12

The Aftermath

Former Playmates, girlfriends, and employees including Sondra Theodore, Susie Krabacher, Lisa Loving Barrett and Audrey

EP 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 c

EP 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

EP 3

Playboy on Campus

In 1977 Playboy introduced pictorials featuring often barely-legal college women. Playboy went to university campuses ac

EP 4

The Truth Hurts

Sondra Theodore and her daughter Katie explore their dramatically different versions of life at the Playboy Mansion as t

EP 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 st

EP 6

Athletes Exposed

The sports world is often criticized for not only underpaying and undervaluing female athletes, but these women are also

EP 7

Women in Uniform

Playboy has long been known for its pictorials of working women. Perhaps none of these features were more tantalizing to

EP 8

Standards of Beauty

While Playboy usually featured a specific standard of beauty in its magazine, it occasionally disrupted that norm by sho

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