A first teaser for the “Gaslit” mini-series has been unveiled. We discover Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the skin of Martha Mitchell and her husband, in the middle of the Watergate affair.
Gaslit: new series on Watergate
In 1976 The President’s Men was interested in the Watergate affair by following Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein, the two journalists who led the investigation. As a reminder, this is a case of political espionage which began with the arrest of burglars in the premises of the Democratic Party in Washington in 1972. And This led to the resignation of President Nixon in 1974 because involved in illegal eavesdropping. A famous story that continues to inspire. The proof with Gaslitnext series of STARZPLAY carried by Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. Here is the summary:
Gaslit tells the story of Watergate as you’ve never heard it before. At the center of the series is Martha Mitchell, an unlikely whistleblower who is the first person to break the scandal and who ends up the subject of a vicious White House smear campaign, carried out in part by her own husband, Attorney General John Mitchell…
Julia Roberts and Sean Penn transformed
It is therefore obviously Julia Roberts who plays Martha Mitchell and Sean Penn who embodies her husband. A first teaser was unveiled and shows the two performers totally transformed to stick to reality. If Jula Roberts is quite recognizable, the transformation of Sean Penn is quite impressive.
This first trailer for Gaslit makes you want enough and promises a reality show to tell this incredible story. The miniseries is announced for April 24 on STARZPLAY.
