Jeff Hephner set to play Hugh Hefner in PLAYBOY pilot for NBC
Jeff Hephner (Hellcats) is set to play the iconic role of Hugh Hefner in the upcoming NBC pilot Playboy. Hephner stars opposite Amber Heard (ZOMBIELAND) and Naturi Naughton (FAME) who play Playboy bunnies in the drama.
The story is set in the year 1963 at the Playboy Club in Chicago. according to the report “Heard will play Maureen, a new hire at the club, originally an orphan from Fort Wayne, an inquisitive young woman with an untethered sexuality and a dark past. Naughton will play Brenda, a stunning African-American Bunny determined to become the first black Playboy centerfold who is Maureen’s confidante and roommate in the Bunny Dormitory.”
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Twentieth Century Fox TV and Imagine TV are bringing this series to the screen, which will follow a group of women working as Playboy bunnies in the Chicago club. Playboy will use that as a jumping-off point to explore the nation’s changing mores and the coming sexual revolution.
The swinging 60’s seem to be swining in full effect. Playboy looks to be capitalizing off of the success of Mad Men on AMC. Another show set in the period called Magic City h as a 10-episode order from Starz. Pan Am is another cool series set in that decade being developed by ABC, which centers on the airline’s wild crew.
This show is also perfect for the real-life Playboy Clubs currently making a comeback. The first new Playboy Club opened it’s doors at the Palms Hotel in Vegas in 2006. Another club opened just last month at the Sands Macao casino in Macau. It is reported that Playboy hopes to open around 20 clubs in the next few years, including locations already in the works in Cancun, Mexico, and London.
The original clubs had over 22 locations around the globe and were famous for their staff of women dressed in bunny outfits. At oneJeff Hephner (Hellcats) has just landed the role of Hugh Hefner in the upcoming NBC series pilot Playboy. Hephner will join the previously cast Amber Heard (Zombieland) and Naturi Naughton (Fame) who will play to Playboy bunnies in the drama.
The story is set in the year 1963 at the Playboy Club in Chicago. according to the report “Heard will play Maureen, a new hire at the club, originally an orphan from Fort Wayne, an inquisitive young woman with an untethered sexuality and a dark past. Naughton will play Brenda, a stunning African-American Bunny determined to become the first black Playboy centerfold who is Maureen’s confidante and roommate in the Bunny Dormitory.”
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