“We can’t ignore that porn today is sex education,” emphasizes an interviewee in “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On.” And she’s not wrong. Sex education is sorely lacking in the U.S. school system, and it’s not uncommon for kids to access hardcore pornography on the internet before they know basic facts about sexual anatomy. A trailer has been released for the upcoming Netflix docuseries, which is a follow-up to Jill Bauer and Ronna Gradus’ 2015 documentary “Hot Girls Wanted.” The project takes a look at the $97 billion industry that’s shaping minds and desires — for better and/or for worse, depending on who you ask.
The footage indicates that we’ll be hearing from porn actors, filmmakers, and consumers. “The same people who are judging you are the same people who are using your product,” one of the characters says. The doc seems to critically examine the porn industry — including its treatment of performers — without being dismissive or judgmental. While it addresses the downfalls of instant gratification and depersonalization that can come along with accessing and producing online porn, “Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On” isn’t vilifying everyone involved in the business, nor those who “use the product.”
Produced by Bauer, Gradus, and Rashida Jones, the six-episode series hits Netflix April 21.
