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Summary The 10-part documentary series directed by Alexandra Dean features archival footage and interviews with former employees and girlfriends of Hugh Hefner about the Playboy empire, allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.

Directed By: Arlene Nelson

  • TV-14
  • A&E
  • Feb 14, 2022
  • 43 m
  • TV-14
  • A&E
  • Feb 14, 2022
  • 43 m
Secrets of Playboy
S1 • Episode 5
The Circus
Air Date: Feb 14, 2022
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Summary The 10-part documentary series directed by Alexandra Dean features archival footage and interviews with former employees and girlfriends of Hugh Hefner about the Playboy empire, allegations of sexual misconduct and drug use.

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Episode 1 • Jan 24, 2022 • 43 m
The Playboy Legacy
Episode 2 • Jan 24, 2022 • 43 m
The Girl Next Door
Episode 3 • Jan 31, 2022 • 43 m
The Bunnies & the Cleanup Crew
Playboy hired the most attractive women in the world, but outside of the Mansion, the Bunnies faced dangers and abuses that were covered up by the "cleanup crew."
Episode 4 • Feb 7, 2022 • 43 m
The Price of Loyalty
Exploring 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 and Playboy Bunny Adrienne Pollack.
Episode 5 • Feb 14, 2022 • 43 m
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.
Episode 6 • Feb 21, 2022 • 43 m
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.
Episode 7 • Feb 28, 2022 • 43 m
The Big Playboy Lie
Episode 8 • Mar 7, 2022 • 44 m
Predators' Ball
From the earliest parties at the Mansion, celebrities like Roman Polanski and Bill Cosby were a big part of the allure of the Playboy brand. But Hugh Hefner kept some Hollywood A-listers happy at the expense of the women.
Episode 9 • Mar 14, 2022 • 43 m
The Shadow Mansions
During the 1990s, Playmates like Pamela Anderson and Anna Nicole Smith had reached peak fame and young women flocked to Los Angeles in hopes of being the next centerfold.
Episode 10 • Mar 21, 2022 • 42 m
Predator Number One
Episode 11 • Mar 28, 2022 • 43 m
Behind the Girls Next Door
Episode 12 • Apr 4, 2022 • 43 m
The Aftermath

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Mark Chinnery

Hugh Hefner

Andrew Cereghino

Stefan Tettenbaum

Bri Ana Wagner

Playmate #2, Kari

Lisa Guerrero

Self - Host, Self - Investigative Journalist

Sondra Theodore

Self - Hefner's Girlfriend, 1976-1981, Self

Dona Speir

Self

Leon Isaac Kennedy

Self - Hefner's Friend

Miki Garcia

Self - Playmate & Head of Promotions, 1973-1982

Richard W. Bann

Self - Hefner's Friend

Alysse Fozmark

Miki Garcia

Stella Tetenbaum

Self

Joel Berliner

Self - Hefner's Friend

Jamilah Lemieux

Self - Cultural Critic, Self - Journalist & Cultural Critic

Johnny Keatth

Dr. Mark Saginor

P.J. Masten

Self - LA & Chicago Bunny Mother, 1972-1982

Jennifer Saginor

Self - Author, Playground: A Childhood Lost Inside the Playboy Mansion

Jaki Nett

Self - Bunny Trainer, 1967-1979, Self - Los Angeles Bunny Trainer, 1967-1979

Chris Jones

Self - Journalist

Valeria Sweet

Izabella

Carol Shaya

Self - Playboy Model

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