A First Look At Gaslit
Starz has released a first look at its highly anticipated Watergate drama series Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.
Penn is barely recognizable in the trailer as Richard Nixon’s trusted advisor, long-time friend, and former law partner, Attorney General John Mitchell. Roberts plays his socialite wife, Martha Mitchell, described as “a big personality with an even bigger mouth”. Despite her party affiliation, she becomes the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon’s involvement in Watergate.
Gaslit is a modern take on the Watergate scandal that places its focus on the untold stories and characters behind the scenes of the Nixon-led break-in.
In a TCA Press tour panel in February, showrunner Robbie Pickering told journalists, “Not many people know Martha’s story, and that’s kind of a tragedy, and I hope after this they will.” Pickering pointed out that Gaslit focuses on the women whose stories are often forgotten in standard retellings of Watergate.
The series release comes after a set of delays related to Covid-19 including a temporary refusal by Penn to work on set until vaccines were mandated for all cast and crew.
The show also stars Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham and Darby Camp, and was directed by Matt Ross.
Gaslit is set to premiere on April 24 on Starz.
