White House Plumbers

[JohnC]

A 5-part limited series about Watergate coming to HBO in March. Stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, Watergate masterminds who ended up toppling the Presidency they were trying to protect.

 

Other cast include Lena Headey (Dorothy Hunt), Judy Greer (Fran Liddy), Domhnall Gleeson (John Dean), Toby Huss (James McCord), Ike Barinholtz (Jeb Magruder), Kathleen Turner (Dita Beard), Kim Coates (Frank Sturgis), Yul Vazquez (Bernard “Macho” Barker), Alexis Valdés (Felipe De Diego), Nelson Ascencio (Virgilio “Villo” Gonzalez), Tony Plana (Eugenio “Muscolito” Martinez), Zoe Levin (Lisa Hunt), Liam James (Saint John Hunt), Kiernan Shipka (Kevan Hunt), Tre Ryder (David Hunt), David Krumholtz (William O. Bittman), F. Murray Abraham (Judge Sirica), Rich Sommer (Egil “Bud” Krogh), and John Carroll Lynch (John Mitchell).

 

https://deadline.com/video/white-house-plumbers-trailer-woody-harrelson-amp-justin-theroux-hbos-watergate-limited-series/

 

 

[Silent Runner]

Looks a lot like Gaslit, the TV show from earlier this year. It was about the same people - Liddy, Dean, Mitchell etc. Watergate nostalgia is a powerful thing. 

[JohnC]

Starting on 1 May

 

 

[pledge]

These HBO miniseries are usually top tier, but based on the first episode this is a miss. Not funny enough as a farce nor dramatic when playing it straight. Critical reviews were not favourable either.