Episode 1
Before the Bunny: Marilyn Monroe
2017-04-07 • 40 min
The surprising story of how Marilyn Monroe became Playboy's first pin-up.
TV season
2017-04-07
Episode 1
2017-04-07 • 40 min
The surprising story of how Marilyn Monroe became Playboy's first pin-up.
Episode 2
2017-04-07 • 43 min
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
2017-04-07 • 42 min
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
2017-04-07 • 41 min
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
2017-04-07 • 41 min
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
2017-04-07 • 40 min
Hefner becomes addicted to an amphetamine drug that lets him work around the clock, using the pages of the magazine to fight for civil rights and ultimately publish what would become Martin Luther King Jr's final written words.
Episode 7
2017-04-07 • 41 min
While Hugh Hefner finds love and success in Hollywood, Playboy fights Penthouse in the pubic wars.
Episode 8
2017-04-07 • 39 min
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
2017-04-07 • 43 min
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
2017-04-07 • 47 min
With Playboy on the brink of bankruptcy, Hefner sacrifices friends and leans on family to secure the brand's future.