TV series
Gaslit
Overview
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.
Details
- First air date
- 2022-04-24
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 8 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- STARZ
- Production
- Red Om Films, UCP, Esmail Corp, Anonymous Content
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Martha Mitchell
- Sean Penn as John Mitchell
- Dan Stevens as John Dean
- Betty Gilpin as Mo Dean
- Shea Whigham as G. Gordon Liddy
- Darby Camp as Marty Mitchell
- Chris Bauer as James McCord
- Hamish Linklater as Jeb Magruder
- Allison Tolman as Winnie McLendon
- Scott Michael Morgan as Bernard Barker
- Don DiPetta as Frank Sturgis
- Oscar Torre as Virgilio Gonzalez
Creators and crew
- Robbie Pickering - Creator
- Matt Ross - Executive Producer
- Sam Esmail - Executive Producer
- Gabriel Roth - Executive Producer
- Julia Roberts - Executive Producer
- Josh Levin - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Will
Martha Mitchell struggles to balance the demands of a re-election campaign with that of her marriage. John Dean's ambition is tested as he finds himself drawn unknowingly into a conspiracy inside Nixon's campaign.
Episode 2: California
Martha and John rekindle their love and their power-couple working relationship at a campaign event in California, overshadowed by G. Gordon Liddy and his team bungling the break-in at the Watergate.
Episode 3: King George
As John Mitchell and his subordinates struggle to manage the Watergate coverup, Martha finds herself in a dangerous situation. John Dean puts his relationship on the back-burner.
Episode 4: Malum in Se
Martha and John try to enjoy their new life away from politics, but Martha has trouble moving on from what happened to her in California. John Dean has a hard time moving on from his breakup.
Episode 5: Honeymoon
Martha finally speaks out, putting a strain on her marriage. The FBI comes closer to an answer on the real story behind Watergate and John Dean is forced to come clean to Mo on their Camp David honeymoon.
Episode 6: Tuffy
Frank Wills, the security guard who lost his job at the Watergate over the break-in, struggles with his newfound fame.
Episode 7: Year of the Rat
All hell breaks loose between Martha and John surrounding her decision to testify. John Dean is surprised by a new legal development as G. Gordon Liddy faces his own trial in solitary confinement.
Episode 8: Final Days
In the final days of the Nixon administration, Martha struggles to keep her family together in the midst of her decline. Dean and Mo ready for their own future as G. Gordon Liddy gives Dean a parting gift.
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