‘Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion’: How to Stream the HBO Documentary Without Cable

Latifah Muhammad
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Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion, a new documentary taking viewers behind the scenes of the popular Brandy Melville clothing brand, premieres Tuesday (April 9) on HBO.

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According to a press release from Warner Bros. Discovery, “Candid interviews with former employees and fashion insiders, as well as troubling accounts from former executives, reveal a troubling toxic work environment and discriminatory recruiting methods at the company and shed light on the inner workings of a business that flourished by setting impossible beauty standards on social media and in real life for its customers and employees.”

Brandy Melville rose to fame during the 2010 Tumblr era and become one of the most popular brands for teens and young girls with nearly 100 stores in over 15 countries and over 80 cities worldwide. With the help of a “calculated social media presence,” the brand promoted an “unattainable aesthetic” using employees and shoppers known as “Brandy Girls,” per the news release.

Former Brandy Melville employees and executives, investigative journalist Kate Taylor, and former Teen Vogue fashion editor Alyssa Hardy are featured in the documentary directed by Eva Orner.

Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion is produced by Jonathan Chinn and Simon Chinn. David Kraemer is line producer, Nick Higgins is director of photography and Claire Didier edited the documentary, which features original music by Cornel Wilczek.

Read on for more ways to watch and stream online without cable.

How to Watch Online

Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion will premiere Tuesday, April 9, at 9 p.m. ET/PT on HBO and stream on Max.

If you don’t have cable access, you can stream HBO shows, documentaries and more on Max and other platforms such as DirecTV Stream, Prime Video and Hulu.

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Join today and save over 40% off when you subscribe to a Max annual plan and prepay upfront. The discount cuts the price to approximately $5.83 per month. This limited offer ends on April 9.

Looking for a free trial to Max? You can land one through third parties such as DirectTV Stream, which offers Max, Paramount+ with Showtime and other channels for free when you subscribe to DirecTV’s Premier plan.

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Some of the shows and documentaries streaming on Max include Quiet on Set, Mean Girl Murders, 90 Day Fiance: Happily, Ever After and HBO originals such as, The Regime, Succession, Euphoria, Barry, Hacks, And Just Like That and The White Lotus. You can also stream movies on Max including Wonka, The Zone of Interest, Mean Girls and Priscilla.

Watch the trailer for Brandy Hellville & The Cult of Fast Fashion below.

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