Peacock’s New Docuseries “Girls Gone Wild: The Untold Story” Goes Inside the Cultural Phenomenon to Reveal the Dark Underbelly of Joe Francis’ World [VIDEO]

GIRLS GONE WILD: THE UNTOLD STORY directed by Peabody and Emmy® Award-winning filmmaker, Jamila Wignot, offers an astonishing investigative look into the life and career of Joe Francis, a man whose name and multi-million dollar “Girls Gone Wild” empire were inescapable in the early 2000s. The docuseries, premiering December 3 exclusively on Peacock, includes Francis’ first in-depth, in-person interview with a journalist in almost a decade, drawn from Scaachi Koul’s on-the-record conversation at his Mexican compound, which spanned nearly nine hours, powerful personal accounts from 11 former employees and survivors, and never-before-broadcast video and audio recordings.

“Girls Gone Wild” had a cultural hold on America’s teens before the grand spread of social media. A virtual ground zero for “bro culture,” the company originally presented itself as a series of tapes featuring the ‘girl next door’ having a wild time at spring break. But what was truly happening under the surface was much darker, including allegations of sexual coercion and exploitation.

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.

Premiere Date: December 3, 2024

Director: Jamila Wignot

Executive Producers: Mary Robertson, Eli Holzman, Aaron Saidman, Richard Alan Reid, Paul Ricci, Karolina Waclawiak

Co-Executive Producers: Scaachi Koul, Rebecca Simmons, John Pappas, Jamila Wignot

Produced By: Maxine Productions, BuzzFeed Studios

Format: Binge, Docuseries, 3 x 60 mins