Ophelia Lovibond and Jake Johnson make a porno magazine in the trailer for HBO Max’s Minx
The series follows the duo as they attempt to launch a successful women's erotic magazine
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In the first trailer for HBO’s Minx, starring Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond, an unlikely duo embark on a journey to revolutionize the erotic magazine industry.
Set in 1970s Los Angeles, Joyce (Ophelia Lovibond) is an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent publisher (Jake Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. The match up happens after Joyce fruitlessly pitches a stereotypical “angry feminist” magazine called The Matriarchy Awakens.
When her idea does not land with the wide array of old white men in charge of publishing, in walks Doug with the true feminist ideal: Giving women access to the same types of pornography as men. Joyce becomes the brains of their operation, and she slips in her feminist content on the pages while Doug provides all the necessary sleaze.
Together the two team up and set off a craze, as well as a wave of criticism. While they fight off puritan politics in the face of a sexual revolution, it’s revealed that Doug may or may not be involved in organized crime, a.k.a. The Mob.
The full cast of Minx features Idara Victor (Rizzoli & Isles), Jessica Lowe (The Righteous Gemstones), Lennon Parham (Playing House), Michael Angarano (Will & Grace, Disney’s Sky High), Oscar Montoya, and Jake Johnson’s chest hair.
Minx was created by series showrunner Ellen Rapoport, who executive produces the series alongside Paul Feig (Freaks And Geeks), Dan Magnante, Ben Karlin (Future Man, Modern Family), and Rachel Lee Goldenberg (Unpregnant), who also directed the pilot. Johnson serves as a co-executive producer. Rapoport’s previous writing credits include The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Clifford The Big Red Dog, and the Netflix film Desperados.
Minx debuts on HBO Max on Thursday, March 17 with two new episodes arriving each week through April 14.
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Huh, I do in fact miss GLOW.That is not snark–this seems similar in vibe and I am game to try it.
Minx Official Trailer 1:13 the bounce in the automobile is the lowrider automobile in the Fergie music video ‘L.A.LOVE (la la) ft. YG’ Fergie is Rene Russo 2:22 is Dakota Fanning in the supermarket parking lot when they won’t sell her alcohol because she’s drunk the actress is Kate Jackson as the L.A. police officer in the opening credits of the Charlie’s Angels television series this is a psychotically violent woman L.A. police officer beating a actress in a supermarket parking lot or in her own home on a SWAT call to her house don’t watch the ‘L.A.LOVE’ music video it’s referenced in lots of movies the opening sound sequence is beautiful Fergie’s very good except the video is Santeria like the movie Brittany Murphy wouldn’t do
Ophelia Lovibond’s one-season weirdo British show Hooten & the Lady was a lot of fun. The CW aired it in the US, not sure if it is streaming anywhere
I thought I was the only one who remembers that one. I also liked Lovibond in the also gone-too-soon ABC show Whiskey Cavalier.
I also thought I was the only person who watched that. There are dozens of us, dozens!
I really liked Elementary. Sorry to see it go.
I first saw her as Kitty Winter on “Elementary”. She was quite good in that.
Elementary was never the same for me after they let Kitty leave
I first saw her in Nowhere Boy – I was expecting her to be a big star after that.
She was really good in W1A.
I would watch a fictionalized version of the creation of Belinda Blinked.
This show will be full…OF COCK.
If there are no slippin’ of li’l DICK, or JOHNSON in the show. Color me disappointed.
If they get married, she would be Ophelia Johnson.
Jake Johnson’s chest hair you say?
Sounds like a New Girl prequel series about Nick’s dad before he had a family.