With Netflix’s American Murder: Gabby Petito and Hulu’s The Fox Hollow Murders: Playground of a Serial Killer racking up viewership numbers all over the place, another streaming service is looking to appeal to true crime fans. On March 4, Paramount+’s latest docuseries, Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas, will captivate audiences with the true story of a murder committed by a reality TV star. Today, Collider is excited to share the exclusive first look at the upcoming series, which focuses on the unthinkable crime committed by one of the cast members of the mid-2000s Showtime series, Gigolos.
In our exclusive sneak peek, the cameras pan to the two producers who were the first to come up with the idea for what would become a six-season reality series. Jay Blumenfield and Tony Marsh seem pretty uncomfortable in their interview with the team behind Paramount+’s latest docuseries, as they not only delve into the murder that occurred in 2020, but reveal how the show came to be.
The pair explain the early days of the series’ run, which followed the lives of a handful of male escorts working in Las Vegas. Referring to the chiseled men as “kind of idiots” and “kind of jerks,” Blumenfield and Marsh reflect on essentially handing fame over to this group of men, completely unaware of the damage it would cause just a few years later.
At the center of the story is cast member Akshaya Kubiak, who appeared in the Showtime reality production as Ash Arman. Over the course of three installments, Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas will chart the success of the original show and reveal how the core group of men eventually became some of Sin City’s biggest celebrities. Although the series generated a lot of criticism upon its arrival and during its run, it wouldn’t be until several years after its finale that it made major headlines, but after Kubiak was arrested for murdering one of his young clients. The docuseries will put the people involved with Gigolos in the spotlight, including some of Kubiak’s former co-stars, as well as those who worked closely with the case.
In addition to the impending arrival of Sin City Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas, Paramount+ has plenty of other true crime titles waiting for subscribers to discover. Included are the captivating story behind Painkiller: The Tylenol Murders and VH1’s Celebrity True Crime Story.
Check out our exclusive first look at Sin City: Gigolo: A Murder in Las Vegas above and stream it on Paramount+ on March 4.
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