[11/20/24 - 10:01 AM] Peacock's New Docuseries "Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story" Goes Inside the Cultural Phenomenon to Reveal the Dark Underbelly of Joe Francis' World The docuseries, premiering December 3 exclusively on Peacock, includes Francis' first in-depth, in-person interview with a journalist in almost a decade.
[via press release from Peacock]
PEACOCK'S NEW DOCUSERIES "GIRLS GONE WILD: THE UNTOLD STORY" GOES INSIDE THE CULTURAL PHENOMENON TO REVEAL THE DARK UNDERBELLY OF JOE FRANCIS' WORLD
Explosive New Three-Part Docuseries Produced by Emmy(R)-Nominated and Grammy-Nominated Maxine Productions (a part of Sony Pictures Television), and BuzzFeed Studios, Premieres Tuesday, December 3
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· GIRLS GONE WILD: THE UNTOLD STORY directed by Peabody and Emmy(R) Award-winning filmmaker, Jamila Wignot, offers an astonishing investigative look into the life and career of Joe Francis, a man whose name and multi-million dollar "Girls Gone Wild" empire were inescapable in the early 2000s. The docuseries, premiering December 3 exclusively on Peacock, includes Francis' first in-depth, in-person interview with a journalist in almost a decade, drawn from Scaachi Koul's on-the-record conversation at his Mexican compound, which spanned nearly nine hours, powerful personal accounts from 11 former employees and survivors, and never-before-broadcast video and audio recordings.
· "Girls Gone Wild" had a cultural hold on America's teens before the grand spread of social media. A virtual ground zero for "bro culture," the company originally presented itself as a series of tapes featuring the 'girl next door' having a wild time at spring break. But what was truly happening under the surface was much darker, including allegations of sexual coercion and exploitation.
ABOUT GIRLS GONE WILD:
THE UNTOLD STORY
ABOUT GIRLS GONE WILD: THE UNTOLD STORY:
Before the spread of social media and easy access to online porn, Joe Francis' multi-million dollar "Girls Gone Wild" franchise, a series of tapes sold on late night television that featured young spring breakers baring their breasts for T-shirts and hats, had a shocking grip on popular culture. Including Francis' first in-depth, in-person, on-the-record interview with a journalist in almost a decade, as well as exclusive access to his former employees, enemies, and survivors, Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story offers an astonishing and wide-ranging account of a man whose impact on American culture cannot be overstated, whose alleged sins are numerous, and who now lives in exile on a sprawling estate in Mexico amidst the rubble of his once mighty empire.
ABOUT THE DOCUSERIES:
Premiere Date: December 3, 2024
Director: Jamila Wignot
Executive Producers: Mary Robertson, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Richard Alan Reid, Paul Ricci, Karolina Waclawiak
Co-Executive Producers: Scaachi Koul, Rebecca Simmons, John Pappas, Jamila Wignot
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[11/21/24 - 10:06 AM] CNN Renews "Have I Got News for You" for a Second Season Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, "Have I Got News for You" concludes its 10-episode freshman season on Saturday, November 23 at 9pm ET/PT on CNN.
[11/21/24 - 10:00 AM] HBO Documentary Films' "Nature of the Crime" Debuts December 10 Over a period of four years, filmmakers Ricki Stern and Jesse Sweet follow Todd Scott and Chad Campbell: two men involved in violent crimes as teenagers who have since served more than 30 years of their sentences and have each been eligible for parole for more than a decade.