“How to Create a Sex Scandal” The Max Original Docuseries Premieres May 23

“How to Create a Sex Scandal” The Max Original Docuseries Premieres May 23

Directed by Julian P. Hobbs and executive produced by Elli Hakami (“House of Hammer” co-directors), the three-part docuseries HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL premieres on Max on Tuesday, May 23.

What is the series about

Mineola, Texas was a quiet town until 2005, when local kids started spilling the beans about a pedophile sex ring operating out of a local swingers club. As the story unfolds and people are arrested, sentenced to life in prison, and have their lives ruined, it becomes clear that there is more to the story than meets the eye. The shocking long-term effects of the scandal are now becoming clear. A crime story that is truly stranger than fiction, HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL has more twists and turns than a Hollywood thriller.

Check out the official trailer below

Episode Descriptions

Episode 1: Mineola, Texas was a quiet town until 2005, when local kids started spilling the beans about a pedophile sex ring operating out of a local swingers club.

Episode 2: The trial of the fourth defendant in the Mineola Swingers Club pedophile case is dramatically derailed when a child witness whose testimony has been crucial to the investigation and previous trials reveals a shocking truth.

Episode 3: The ultimate truth is revealed, and convictions are overturned, allowing families to be reunited.

Who is making the series

Max presents HOW TO CREATE A SEX SCANDAL is produced by Talos Films in association with Texas Monthly. For Talos Films: Executive Producer, Elli Hakami; Director Julian P. Hobbs; for Texas Monthly Executive Producers: Scott Brown, Megan Creydt, Madeline Bilder. For Max: senior executive producer, Thomas Cutler. Based on the Texas Monthly “Mineola Swingers Club” articles written by Michael Hall.