American Playboy - The Hugh Hefner Story

The surprising story of how Marilyn Monroe became Playboy's first pin-up.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

Playboy gains a sterling activist journalistic reputation even as the workaholic Hefner becomes addicted to Dexedrine.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

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.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

After the death of Bobbie Arnstein, Hugh Hefner retreats permanently to his Los Angeles mansion, only to face the murder of Playmate Dorothy Stratten.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly

With Playboy on the brink of bankruptcy, Hefner sacrifices friends and leans on family to secure the brand's future.

Stars: Matt Whelan, Emmett Skilton, Adam Jonas Segaller
Director(s): Richard Lopez
Writer(s): Brian Burstein, Stephen David, Tim W. Kelly