'It's in the air': Apple TV's hottest new shows explore different sides of OnlyFans

"“I think it's in the air,” he says. “There's just more and more acceptance of finding companionship and friendship and relationships through our computer screens and through our phones, and it's natural that there's going to be more storytelling that way.”"

"Based on the novel of the same name from Rufi Thorpe, Margo's Got Money Troubles - the finale of which streams on May 20th, though the show has already been renewed for season 2 - is a dramedy starring Elle Fanning in the titular role. Margo is a college student and budding writer who has an affair with her professor and ends up pregnant. Forced to drop out of school, and fired from her part-time job, she ends up venturing into the realm of OnlyFans as a way to support her kid as a single parent."

"The show is playful and funny - Margo's OF persona is a clueless alien, and one of her paid services involves describing dicks as different pokémon - but it also attempts to get at some of the realities of the industry. While Margo finds a supportive community among her best friend, fellow OF creators, and (eventually) her family, she's still forced to deal with the stigma that can come from sex work."

"In one notably scary scene, she's doxxed in the real world when she's recognized at a party, and has to find a safe route home. Her line of work b"

Two Apple TV shows focus on OnlyFans creators and cam models, with one ending as another begins. The timing is presented as coincidental but also aligned with increased acceptance of forming companionship and relationships through phones and computer screens. Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed is based on a novel and centers on online intimacy and the communities built around it. Margo’s Got Money Troubles, starring Elle Fanning, follows a college student who has an affair with her professor, becomes pregnant, and is pushed out of school and work. She turns to OnlyFans to support her child as a single parent, blending humor with depictions of industry realities, including stigma, community support, and a doxxing incident that forces her to navigate real-world danger.

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