Name: American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
Released: 2017-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford

TV Show · Documentary · Biography

The story of Hugh Hefner, the creator of one of the most recognisable brands in the world, is told through interviews, archival footage, and re-enactments covering the six decades of Hefner's life since the launch of Playboy magazine.

2017 · 40m

Starring Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Chelsie Preston Crayford

EPISODE 1

Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe

A surprising turn of events leads to Marilyn Monroe becoming Playboy's first pin-up.

40m
EPISODE 2

Birth of the Centerfold: The Girl Next Door

Playboy's formula for success - a focus on the `girl next door' - is born after Hugh Hefner persuades his subscription manager to pose for the magazine's first centrefold.

42m
EPISODE 3

Becoming Mr. Playboy

During the 1950s, Hugh Hefner uses the national success of Playboy as an opportunity to speak out about social issues - while enjoying the perks attendant upon being Mr Playboy.

42m
EPISODE 4

Members Only: The Playboy Club

In Chicago, Hugh Hefner opens the Playboy Club - and creates the perfect nightlife hostess in the bunny - in order to make the Playboy bachelor lifestyle available to the public.

41m
EPISODE 5

The Playboy Interview

Hugh Hefner gives birth to the Playboy Interview, a platform upon which pressing social issues can be discussed. Controversy follows the publication of an interview with Malcolm X.

41m
EPISODE 6

Rebel With a Cause: Civil Liberties and Government Crackdowns

Hugh Hefner works around the clock after becoming addicted to an amphetamine drug. He uses Playboy in his fight for civil rights and publishes the final written words of Martin Luther King, Jr.

40m