We’ve seen it a bunch of times before: A film acquired by Netflix performs well, and the streaming service commissions a series based vaguely on the concept. “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” led to David Gelb heading up “Chef’s Table.” “Wet Hot American Summer” begat “First Day of Camp.” And the 2015 documentary “Hot Girls Wanted” now brings us “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On.”
Created by Ronna Gradus, Jill Bauer, and Rashida Jones, this documentary series is (despite the title) not all that explicit. It is, however, deeply embedded in the idea that human beings like to have sex, and thus exploring the ways in which technology and commerce have become embedded in that basic biological urge.
Read More: Sundance Live: Shooting ‘Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On’ in 4k — Watch
Four of the first season’s six episodes focus on sex as an act with a transactional element (y’know,...
Created by Ronna Gradus, Jill Bauer, and Rashida Jones, this documentary series is (despite the title) not all that explicit. It is, however, deeply embedded in the idea that human beings like to have sex, and thus exploring the ways in which technology and commerce have become embedded in that basic biological urge.
Read More: Sundance Live: Shooting ‘Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On’ in 4k — Watch
Four of the first season’s six episodes focus on sex as an act with a transactional element (y’know,...
- 4/21/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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