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Peacock releases trailer for Alexander brothers documentary 'The Wolves of Real Estate'

Peacock released a trailer for a three-part documentary on Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander, luxury real estate brokers convicted of sex trafficking. It premieres on October 25.

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Left · 2Peacock released a trailer on Thursday 8 October for The Wolves of Real Estate: The Alexander Brothers, a three-part documentary series that premieres on the streamer on October 25. Left · 2The series focuses on brothers Oren, Alon and Tal Alexander, who worked in luxury real estate and private security in Miami and New York. Left · 2It is based on the New York Magazine article by Bridget Read and James D. Walsh, "Everyone Knew About the A-Team", and promises never-before-seen footage and exclusive interviews, including with women who say they were victims.

Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter names Emma Schwartz, who directed Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, as the director. Left · 2In the trailer, one woman says she did not know what to call what the brothers did to her. Left · 2The A.V. Club reports that prosecutors at the five-week federal trial in New York said they spoke to more than 60 alleged victims over 20 years, while The Hollywood Reporter says around 40 women came forward to the authorities.

Left · 1The A.V. Club says the three brothers were found guilty of sex trafficking in March and that sentencing is set for later this month. Left · 1The Hollywood Reporter says the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York accused the brothers of running a sex-trafficking scheme that led to dozens of sexual assaults between 2010 and 2021. Left · 1Peacock's logline describes the brothers as recently convicted of preying on women for more than a decade while masquerading as party boys, and uses the word "allegedly" for the drugging and rape claims.

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Entertainment-trade coverage that treats the trailer as promotion for a documentary about a sex trafficking case, leading with the convictions and survivors' accounts.
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Neither outlet includes a response from the brothers or their lawyers.
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“dangerous, predatory behavior”“preying on women”“dark secret”
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“pulls back the curtain on the dangerous, predatory behavior of three siblings” — The A.V. Club
“But their dark secret as party boys drugging and sexually assaulting women for over a decade” — The Hollywood Reporter

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