WATCH: The true crime story behind Chippendales will leave you shocked—and thirsty
Welcome To Chippendales reminds us that no empire is built without a little bloodshed—not even an empire of chiseled dancing men!When you hear “Chippendales” you probably picture it right away: The man, the bowtie, the six-pack, the cufflinks.
Founded in 1979, this all-male revue was created with female audiences in mind (but we know the gays turned up, too), titillating the looky-loos with erotic, crotch-forward dance routines.Soon enough, the burlesque show was a smash hit, eventually expanding with performances across the globe, and was credited with helping legitimize stripping as a form of entertainment in the public eye.
But, as always, the path to success is one that was paved with greed and splattered with blood.From Pam & Tommy creator Robert Siegel, Hulu’s Welcome To Chippendales tells the shocking true story behind the revue’s rise and fall, with Indian immigrant and entrepreneur Somen “Steve” Banerjee as its doomed protagonist.
The Big Sick‘s Kumail Nanjiani stars as Banerjee, depicting how this enterprising dreamer changed the burlesque world forever—all before it came crashing down.Related: Here’s all of the queer, must-see movies and TV shows headed your way this fallAs with a real-life Chippendales show, the series promises plenty of eye candy, recreating the iconic routines of the dapper dancers.
