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Season 1 – The Playboy Club

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Brian Grazer serves as an executive producer of this drama set in the world in and around the Chicago Playboy Club of the early 1960s. Nick Dalton (Eddie Cibrian), a powerful attorney with ties to the mob, comes to the aid of a beautiful new bunny (Amber Heard) who has accidentally killed the leader of a crime family. Nick is further connected to the club by his girlfriend, an established star whose days as a bunny may be numbered. Among the ladies working at the club is Brenda, who is trying to become the first black Playboy playmate.
The Playboy Club — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Despite a sharp period look, The Playboy Club is weighted down by stock characters, ludicrous plotting, and overheated attempts at social commentary.

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Riese Bernard Autostraddle 08/27/2021
Teevee overlords need to stop driving new television shows forward which depend on this year's fad to explain their existence. Go to Full Review Eric Deggans NPR 11/21/2019
Male-dominated fantasies, mostly - and for all its nostalgic glamour, NBC's Playboy Club gets stuck between its roots in a pre-liberation era and the reality of women's prominence in modern television. Go to Full Review David Wiegand San Francisco Chronicle 09/19/2011
1/4
Predictable stock characters in over-thought but cliched situations. Go to Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago 07/02/2018
The pilot spends a lot of time setting up the murder cover-up and love triangle, but none of it seems to pay off. Both plot strings are hopelessly rote and boring, which has a lot to do with Cibrian being devoid of any charisma. Go to Full Review Andy Greenwald Grantland 09/16/2013
It's best if we never mention Mad Men again when discussing The Playboy Club. It's reductive and demeaning. Because, honestly, The Playboy Club is perfectly capable of being a terrible show all on its own. Go to Full Review Renee Scolaro Rathke PopMatters 09/19/2011
3/10
While options during the era were surely limited, the show's broad strokes don't do justice to the choices women were making. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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01/08/2021 Amber Heard is a shitty actress and horrible human being. "They won't believe you, because you are a man" She is NOT a victim. See more 01/02/2021 Two words: Amber Heard See more 09/13/2020 I went with 2 stars for this show, it got canceled before anyone knew anything about it. So this is hard to review, also the fact that it came out in 2011. A show about wealthy business men going to a club, during this time people were living in a global depression in the world. Alright show not really as bad as people may say, it weird that you never see/saw reruns of it though 2 stars. See more 01/30/2014 Awful show, got cancelled for good reason! See more Read all reviews
The Playboy Club — Season 1

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Cast & Crew

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Eddie Cibrian

Nick Dalton

Amber Heard

Maureen

Laura Benanti

Carol-Lynne

David Krumholtz

Billy Rosen

Jenna Dewan

Janie

Wes Ramsey

Max

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 19, 2011 Pilot Club regular Nick Dalton helps a new bunny out of a dangerous situation; the club's general manager tries to keep the mob from interfering with his business. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 26, 2011 The Scarlett Bunny Secrets come to light as the girls train for a contest to be a cover girl; Nick gets support in his run for district attorney from Mayor Daley. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 3, 2011 A Matter of Simple Duplicity Carol-Lynne and Billy hire a new bunny who ends up having a hidden agenda; Nick's campaign manager sets him up with a wealthy socialite (Cassidy Freeman); Maureen tries to keep herself safe by getting close to John Bianchi. Details

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Brian Grazer, Chad Hodge, Francie Calfo, Jason Burns, Richard Rosenzweig
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (D|S|L)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 19, 2011