STARZ series, Gaslit, is set to premiere on April 24, 2022.
The stories behind the show aim to uncover the untold truths of women during the Watergate scandal.
The new Starz series, Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts, “is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold story of Martha Mitchell, whose accusations of the President cause both the Presidency and her personal life to quickly unravel,” according to People.
Martha Mitchell is one of the show’s main interests.
She was born in 1918 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and was the notorious wife of John N. Mitchell, United States Attorney General under President Richard Nixon.
Her outspoken comments during the Watergate scandal against the administration branded her controversial figure during the time.
According to Gaslit showrunner Robbie Pickering, she “an unlikely whistleblower who is the first person to bust the whole scandal wide open and ultimately becomes the subject of a vicious White House smear campaign enacted in part by her own beloved husband, Attorney General John Mitchell,” are reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
The Watergate affair was a political scandal in the United States involving US President Richard Nixon’s administration from 1971 to 1974 that ultimately led to Nixon’s resignation.
The upcoming American political thriller is a limited television series based on the podcast, Slow Burn, by Leon Neyfakh.
It will star:
Matt Ross directed and executive produced.
Gaslit is set to premiere on Sunday, April 24, 2022.
Viewers can watch the show on cable TV or stream it on Starz app with a subscription.
You can sign up for Starz starting at $8.99 a month.
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