Investigation Discovery’s Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise explores the scandalous world of a Las Vegas community known as Pearadise. What sounded like a safe haven for large-sized women evolved into something much more controversial. The three-part docuseries takes a look at the community through first-hand accounts of those who’ve lived there.
“ID is drawn to investigating unique worlds that appear one way on the surface but can be experienced very differently from within,” said Jason Sarlanis, President of Investigation Discovery. “At Pearadise, what first seemed like a safe, empowering space for women seeking connection became something far more troubling for many who entered it. This documentary explores that divide through the voices of the women who lived it—some determined to shine a light on its darker realities and others who still view it as a haven to this day.”
The docuseries premieres on ID on Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 8pm ET/PT.
ID offers this synopsis:
“Over the course of three-parts, Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise transports viewers inside the Pearadise community and its highly visible online and in-person world. Featuring access to founder Stefan Wilhelmy, along with women who currently live in or previously lived in Pearadise, the docuseries offers a range of first-hand perspectives on how the community came to exist, grow, at one point, to nearly 250,000 followers on TikTok alone, and why several women and much of the online audience ultimately began to question what had once presented as a safe, empowering space.
Drawing on accounts from women connected to Pearadise, Big Girls Wanted: Escaping Pearadise examines allegations of misconduct, including claims of manipulation, coercion, and exploitative dynamics. Featuring interviews with several women connected to Pearadise, extensive archival material, footage from within Pearadise, and insight from experts familiar with Pearadise’s rise and impact in the social media ecosystem, the docuseries provides context around how a highly visible, body positive collective became the subject of growing scrutiny and spiraled into a complicated web of dark allegations.”