Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell?
2022 American-British documentary television miniseries
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Who Is Ghislaine Maxwell? is a 2022 American-British documentary television miniseries revolving around British sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell, directed by Erica Gornall. It consists of 3 episodes and premiered in the United States on June 26, 2022, on Starz, and in the United Kingdom on July 5, 2022, on Channel 4.
- United States
- United Kingdom
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| Genre | Documentary |
| Directed by | Erica Gornall |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Producer | Katherine Haywood |
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| Editor | Colin Mixon |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
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| Release | June 26 – July 10, 2022 |
Plot
The series follows Ghislaine Maxwell from her early days to her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, and conviction.
Epstein and Maxwell were in a common-law marriage while being in open relationships. The opposing parties claim that the couple were having relationship with girls under the age of 18.
Maria Farmer says that the teenage girls were promised the opportunity to work as Victoria's Secret models.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Original release date | Viewers (millions) | |
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| 1 | "Queen Bee" | Erica Gornall | June 26, 2022[a] | 0.140[2] | |
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Ghislaine had a romantic friendship with Gianfranco Cicogna from the prominent Italian family of Cicogna. However, Gianfranco Cicogna dies young. Ghislaine spends considerable time at Headington Hill Hall with her father. | |||||
| 2 | "In Plain Sight" | Erica Gornall | July 3, 2022 | 0.109[3] | |
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Maria Farmer (born 1969) goes to work for Jeffrey Epstein in New York City in 1995. Farmer says, "I only worked for Jeffrey and Ghislaine for over a year." She worked as a receptionist at a lobby. Although she herself was not a teenager at the time, she accuses Jeffrey and Ghislaine of bringing teenage girls "in school uniforms." Farmer accuses Ghislaine of scouting teenage girls in school for Jeffrey Epstein. Farmer says that Ghislaine would go around high school areas when female students were being let out. Gretchen Rhodes was a professional massage therapist before Ghislaine Maxwell employed her. She was above the age of majority at the time. She states in the documentary that she is currently a singer.[4] | |||||
| 3 | "The Reckoning" | Erica Gornall | July 10, 2022 | 0.121[5] | |
Production
Initially set to be a feature-length film, the project evolved into a three-part series, due to the amount of material.[6] The producers wanted to document Ghislaine Maxwell's entire life, including before and after her association with Jeffrey Epstein.[7][8]
In February 2021, it was announced Erica Gornall would direct a documentary revolving around Ghislaine Maxwell, with Mike Lerner and Dorothy Byrne set to executive produce, with Channel 4 broadcasting in the United Kingdom.[9][10] In October 2021, Starz was announced to co-produce the series and distribute in the United States.[11]