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Peacock has released the trailer for its upcoming documentary series, Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story, which will go behind the scenes of the exploitative adult entertainment franchise and is billed as featuring founder Joe Francis’ first “in-person, in-depth interview with a journalist” in almost a decade.
The docuseries promises to offer “an astonishing investigative look into the life and career” of Francis, whose Girls Gone Wild franchise peaked in the early 2000s. Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story features material from journalist Scaachi Koul’s on-the-record conversation with Francis at his Mexican compound — which lasted nearly nine hours — as well as sitdowns with 11 former employees and survivors.
Here’s the official logline: “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.”
Francis has been convicted on charges ranging from false imprisonment and assault to child abuse and prostitution. He also pleaded guilty to filing a false return and bribery in 2009.
Produced by Maxine Productions and BuzzFeed Studios, the Jamila Wignot-directed Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story premieres December 3rd on Peacock with three hour-long episodes.
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