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10 Episodes 2017 - 2017
Episode 1
Fri, Apr 7, 201740 mins
Unfulfilled by family life and a desk job, Hugh Hefner strikes out against American puritanical values by launching a magazine that celebrates sex. He creates the first issue of Playboy from his kitchen table with the help of Marilyn Monroe as his first pin-up girl.
Episode 2
Fri, Apr 7, 201742 mins
Hugh Hefner convinces his new subscription manager to pose as the magazine's first centerfold and "the girl next door" becomes Playboy's formula for success.
Episode 3
Fri, Apr 7, 201742 mins
During the mid-1950s, Hugh Hefner and Playboy gain national success, giving Hefner an opportunity to speak out about social issues while enjoying the perks of being Mr. Playboy.
Episode 4
Fri, Apr 7, 201741 mins
To bring Playboy's bachelor lifestyle to the public, Hugh Hefner opens the Playboy Club in Chicago and creates the perfect nightlife hostess - the bunny.
Episode 5
Fri, Apr 7, 201741 mins
Hugh Hefner creates the Playboy Interview, giving a platform to cultural leaders to discuss pressing social issues, and publishes a controversial interview with Malcolm X.
Episode 6
Fri, Apr 7, 201740 mins
Playboy gains a sterling activist journalistic reputation even as the workaholic Hefner becomes addicted to Dexedrine.
Episode 7
Fri, Apr 7, 201741 mins
While Hugh Hefner finds love and success in Hollywood, Playboy fights Penthouse in the pubic wars even as second-wave feminism proves an implacable critical force.
Episode 8
Fri, Apr 7, 201738 mins
Hugh Hefner's secretary and close friend, Bobbie Arnstein, finds herself at the center of a conspiracy to take down the Playboy empire and her loyalty to Hefner proves deadly.
Episode 9
Fri, Apr 7, 201743 mins
After the death of Bobbie Arnstein, Hugh Hefner retreats permanently to his Los Angeles mansion, only to face the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten.
Episode 10
Fri, Apr 7, 201746 mins
With Playboy on the brink of bankruptcy, Hefner sacrifices friends and leans on family to secure the brand's future.