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Limited Series – Ghislaine Maxwell: Sex, Lies and Secrets

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This three-hour documentary investigates the mysterious world of Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite and once heiress to the Maxwell fortune, whose life takes a sordid downturn when she meets Jeffrey Epstein -- a serial sex offender. A glimpse into the complicated story of power, sex and money that leads to her arrest and pending trial.

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Alessa Dominguez BuzzFeed News 04/05/2022
Epstein's Shadow zeroes in on Maxwell to provide a portrait of the ruthlessness of privilege. Go to Full Review
Graeme Blundell The Australian 07/30/2021
It's certainly a compelling tale of privilege, power and hubris. Go to Full Review
Brad Newsome Sydney Morning Herald 07/15/2021
This documentary series is grimly compelling viewing as director Barbara Shearer begins by getting former Maxwell associates, journalists and biographers of her corrupt, tyrannical father, press baron Robert Maxwell, to shed light on her upbringing. Go to Full Review
Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk 07/02/2021
3/5
There are lots of people with noisy opinions, but there's little here you couldn't have discovered from a conscientious trawl of the internet. Go to Full Review
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09/05/2021 Very upset with how they excused and dismissed her behavior by focusing on her abuse and framing it in a way that "anyone would've done the same thing" like she had no choice in the matter, her brain just wired itself exactly according to how it was supposed to given the situation. This must be devastating for victims to watch. As a victim of abuse I find it despicable. Many people who are abused and go through intense trauma never go on to abuse others. This should not be framed in such a way, much less time should have been focused on her poor childhood and her poor father, and more on victims telling their stories and the control her father had. This is bullshit See more 06/28/2021 This series was very informational, but there was definitely room for improvement. I'm not a fan of speculation and conjecture in documentaries. One subject they interviewed, Anna Pasternak truly hurt the credibility of the documentary in my eyes. She spends all of her screen time psycho-analyzing people she doesn't know, hurling under-handed insults at Ghislaine, Ghislaine's father and Epstein (understandable, but not in a documentary) and otherwise acting completely unprofessionally. I just wish they had replaced her segments with someone with value to add. See more Read all reviews
Ghislaine Maxwell: Sex, Lies and Secrets — Limited Series

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 24, 2021 Queen Bee Ghislaine Maxwell is introduced as Jeffrey Epstein's alleged partner in crime; a look into her difficult past growing up under her tyrant of a father, wealthy media tycoon Robert Maxwell. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 24, 2021 Hidden in Plain Sight After the death of her father, Maxwell flees to New York, where she falls in love with corrupt Jeffrey Epstein -- becoming his girlfriend, employee, partner and alleged madame in his sex trafficking scheme. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 24, 2021 The Reckoning After almost 20 years, Maxwell leaves Epstein to separate herself from his crimes only to end up in jail, where she awaits trial for sex crimes against several victims. Details
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Season Info

Director
Barbara Shearer
Executive Producer
Barbara Shearer, Emma Cooper, Nina Burleigh, Sam Sniderman, Laura Michalchyshyn, Jennifer Harkness, Jack Oliver, Poppy Dixon
Network
Peacock
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary, Crime
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 24, 2021