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The Playboy Murders

2023 · 3 seasons

A lurid, easy-to-watch true-crime series that trades on celebrity and scandal to deliver a tense, unsettling look at fame's dark side.

Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Stacy Arthur, Joseph DiMartino, Holly Madison
Overview
Investigating murders that intersect with Playboy, exposing the pitfalls of fame for those appearing on their pages and forcing audiences to question everything they thought they knew about one of America's most recognizable publications.

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Stream in the UK
  • HBO Max Amazon Channel
  • Discovery+ Amazon Channel
More options Data from JustWatch
Genres
Crime, Documentary
Starring
Stacy Arthur, Joseph DiMartino, Holly Madison
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • celebrity
  • crime
  • power
  • betrayal
  • death
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • procedural
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, documentary
Starring
Stacy Arthur, Joseph DiMartino, Holly Madison, Emily Pokora, Hugh Hefner, Kendra Wilkinson, Sarah Moliski, Bobby Liga
Length
3 seasons, 19 episodes, 42 min each
Network
Investigation Discovery
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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