American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story
The Amazon Original Series draws from unprecedented access to more than 17,000 hours of footage and over 2,600 scrapbooks from Hefner's personal archives, chronicling the life of an American icon and the history of the brand he created.
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Drama
Cast:Matt Whelan , Emmett Skilton , Adam Jonas Segaller , Chelsie Florence , Ian Bell , Eryn Wilson , Fraser Brown , Andrew Robertt , Cohen Holloway , Rowan Bettjeman , Jade Albany Pietrantonio , Alexandra Corin Johnston , Kelson Henderson , Colin Moy , James Gaylyn , Elizabeth Felker , Michael Saccente , Ella Becroft
S1.E1 ∙ Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe
The surprising story of how Marilyn Monroe became Playboy's first pin-up.
S1.E2 ∙ Birth of the Centerfold: The Girl Next Door
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.
S1.E3 ∙ Becoming Mr. Playboy
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.
S1.E4 ∙ Members Only: The Playboy Club
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.
S1.E5 ∙ The Playboy Interview
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.
S1.E6 ∙ Rebel with a Cause: Civil Liberties and Government Crackdowns
Playboy gains a sterling activist journalistic reputation even as the workaholic Hefner becomes addicted to Dexedrine.
S1.E7 ∙ Below the Belt: Playboy and the Pubic Wars
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.
S1.E8 ∙ Sex, Drugs and DEA Investigations
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.
S1.E9 ∙ Down the Rabbit Hole: The Dorothy Stratten Murder
After the death of Bobbie Arnstein, Hugh Hefner retreats permanently to his Los Angeles mansion, only to face the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten.
S1.E10 ∙ My Way
With Playboy on the brink of bankruptcy, Hefner sacrifices friends and leans on family to secure the brand's future.
