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TV Series to Focus on the Man Who Once Famously Said: ‘The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex’

Aug 11, 2016  •  Post A Comment

A new TV series has been greenlighted that will tell the story of one of the icons of the sexual revolution, Hugh Hefner — the founder of Playboy magazine and the man who once said, “The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex.”

Amazon announced plans today for an original docuseries, “American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story.” The 13-episode series will premiere exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in the U.S., U.K., Germany, Austria and Japan in 2017.

“The docuseries combines archival footage, interviews and cinematic re-enactments to tell the story of Playboy magazine’s charismatic founder Hugh Hefner and his impact on global culture and history,” Amazon says in its announcement.

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