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Secrets of Playboy: Official Trailer

Archival footage and exclusive interviews with insiders from all facets of the Playboy world, help unravel the glamorous mythology created by the Playboy brand
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Secrets of Playboy: Episode Guide

Secrets of Playboy explores the glamourous empire Hugh Hefner created through a modern lens, highlighting all of the controversies it encountered along the way
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How to watch 'Secrets of Playboy' in the UK

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Secrets of Playboy

Secrets of Playboy

Playmates and employees from all levels of the brand share the full story of what life within the Playboy world was truly like
Full Episode
41:21
An old Hugh Hefner posing with Playboy models

'He was just a sad old man' - Secrets of Playboy

Behind billionaire playboy Hugh Hefner's c'est la vie attitude lay a brutal and manipulative businessman
Full Episode
41:31
Hugh Hefner

"He was a vicious manipulator" - Secrets of Playboy

Listen to the untold story of Hugh Hefner and Playboy as told by the women who made him a billionaire
1:52
A large bottle of pills being emptied on a tray

Leaked details of drug use and abuse at the Playboy Mansion - Secrets of Playboy

Exploring the 1970s DEA investigation into Hefner, Playboy and drugs through the lens of two women who lived and worked at Playboy.
2:31
Hugh Hefner smoking his pipe next to a model

Pig Night at the Mansion: Playboy's most disgusting secret - Secrets of Playboy

A former girlfriend of Hugh Hefner reveals the shocking details of Pig Night at the Playboy Mansion.
1:24
An old image of Gayla Guenot getting ready backstage at a Playboy club

Former Playboy bunny reveals the good and bad of life at Playboy - Secrets of Playboy

Hugh Hefner used Playboy to manipulate women to compete for his favour.
1:46
Former Playboy Bunny Susanne Singer showing the camera list of rules in a book

Former Playboy bunnies reveals shocking rules they had to follow - Secrets of Playboy

Former Playboy bunnies speak out about the strict cosmetic rules that the playboy bunnies had to follow.
1:09
Waitress at a Playboy club

Former Playboy bunny speaks out about sexual harassment in the Playboy offices - Secrets of Playboy

The Playboy corporate world was billed as a welcoming place for women, but PJ Masten reveals the rampant sexual harassment they faced within it.
1:30
Black and white image of former Playboy model Paige Young

Playboy model leaves the world a message after her tragic death - Secrets of Playboy

Paige Young tragically committed suicide when she was just 30 years old.
2:00
Former playmate Sondra Theodore

Hugh Hefner secretly recorded VIPs in the Playboy Mansion bedrooms - Secrets of Playboy

Hugh Hefner filmed a number of influential people in the Playboy Mansion's bedrooms.
1:15
Anna Nicole Smith

Women were 'on the menu' at Playboy's biggest parties - Secrets of Playboy

During the 1990s, even the biggest Playmates, including Pamela Anderson, were seen as easily disposable.
1:55
An old photo of Hugh Hefner with dark hair smoking a pipe

Playboy's grotesque logistics used to exploit young women - Secrets of Playboy

Men in Hugh Hefner's inner circle set up shadow mansions in order to exploit ambitious young women.
1:18
Dorothy Stratten posing with a bunch of flowers in a meadow

The shocking murder of a former Playboy model - Secrets of Playboy

Dorothy Stratten was just 20-years-old when she was fatally shot by her estranged husband.
1:20
Former Playmate Susie Krabacher

Former Playmate speaks out about abuse at the Playboy Mansion - Secrets of Playboy

Former Playmate Susie Krabacher reveals some dark truths about what was really going on at the infamous Playboy Mansion.
Full Episode
41:38
The playboy bunny and Hugh Hefner's trademark pipe

Watch 'Secrets of Playboy' Episode 1

Hugh Hefner sold himself as a champion of free speech who created the Playboy brand to set off a sexual revolution that would liberate men and women alike, but over the years he used Playboy to manipulate women to compete for his favour.