For decades, the Gotham Awards have honored the best in independent film as decided by select committees of industry insiders, festival programmers, and media experts. In recent years they have expanded into TV, but in 2024, for the first time, they are holding a separate awards show dedicated to the best new television programs of the year. Scroll down for the complete list of inaugural nominees. Winners will be presented on Tuesday, June 4, in New York City.
Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director, said in a statement, “In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen. As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously...
Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director, said in a statement, “In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen. As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously...
- 5/14/2024
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today the nominations in seven competitive award categories for its inaugural Gotham TV Awards, recognizing a range of series, including Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History as well as performances from Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in The Curse, Andrew Scott in Ripley, Kristen Wiig in Palm Royale, Richard Gadd in Baby Reindeer, and Lily Gladstone in Under The Bridge, among others. The awards ceremony is set for June 4 in NYC.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director.
The longstanding Gotham Awards is focused on film but includes three television categories. From here on, they will migrate to the new event.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director.
The longstanding Gotham Awards is focused on film but includes three television categories. From here on, they will migrate to the new event.
- 5/14/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced the nominations for the first ever Gotham TV Awards taking place on Tuesday, June 4 at Cipriani 25 in New York City. With a focus on shows in their first seasons, the nominees selected by committees of film and television critics, journalists, festival programmers, and film curators feature a range of series, from “Baby Reindeer” to “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” and “Black Twitter: A People’s History,” as well as performances from Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder in “The Curse” to Kristen Wiig in “Palm Royale,” and Lily Gladstone in “Under The Bridge.”
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director via statement. “As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the...
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, The Gotham’s Executive Director via statement. “As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the...
- 5/14/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced its nominees in seven categories for the inaugural Gotham TV Awards.
Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History are among the nominees, with Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder (The Curse), Andrew Scott (Ripley), Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and Lily Gladstone (Under the Bridge) receiving nods in the acting categories.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, the Gotham’s executive director. “As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously proud to celebrate the remarkable talent represented in today’s nominations.
Baby Reindeer, Ripley, The Curse, Shōgun, Bodkin, Mr. & Mrs. Smith and Black Twitter: A People’s History are among the nominees, with Emma Stone and Nathan Fielder (The Curse), Andrew Scott (Ripley), Kristen Wiig (Palm Royale), Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) and Lily Gladstone (Under the Bridge) receiving nods in the acting categories.
“In a historic moment for The Gotham, we’re thrilled to recognize an extraordinary collection of TV series and the brilliant creators responsible for bringing them to the screen,” said Jeffrey Sharp, the Gotham’s executive director. “As an organization dedicated to celebrating and nurturing independent media, we know the inaugural 2024 Gotham TV Awards will honor many truly deserving creatives while widening our reach and expanding our impact. We are enormously proud to celebrate the remarkable talent represented in today’s nominations.
- 5/14/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Series creator and showrunner Jez Scharf says that with Netflix’s Bodkin, he wanted to “make a dark comedy about what the reality of making a true crime podcast might be like.” Will Forte stars as the true crime podcaster who travels to a small Irish town and stirs up a hornet’s nest with his investigation.
“It’s fascinating and set in these beautiful locations that only Ireland can provide,” says Forte in the three-minute behind-the-scenes featurette. The new video also features Siobhán Cullen (“Dove”), Robyn Cara (“Emmy”), Chris Walley (“Sean O’Shea”), and David Wilmot (“Seamus”) interview clips.
“Bodkin is a dark comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in a quaint, coastal Irish town. But once they start pulling at threads, they discover a story much bigger and weirder than they could have ever imagined,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
“It’s fascinating and set in these beautiful locations that only Ireland can provide,” says Forte in the three-minute behind-the-scenes featurette. The new video also features Siobhán Cullen (“Dove”), Robyn Cara (“Emmy”), Chris Walley (“Sean O’Shea”), and David Wilmot (“Seamus”) interview clips.
“Bodkin is a dark comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in a quaint, coastal Irish town. But once they start pulling at threads, they discover a story much bigger and weirder than they could have ever imagined,” reads Netflix’s synopsis.
- 4/15/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly, the co-heads of scripted at AMC, have both departed the basic cabler for new roles at Netflix.
Miller has already joined the streaming giant as director of overall deals and series for U.S. and Canada. Gillogly is expected to soon begin at Netflix as director of drama series for U.S. and Canada. Miller reports to Nne Ebong, while Gillogly will report to Jinny Howe.
“Emma and Carrie are talented executives, great friends, and trusted colleagues who made meaningful contributions to our original programming group for many years,” and AMC spokesperson said in a statement. “We are their biggest fans and are rooting for them as they move on to pursue new opportunities.”
Miller and Gillogly were promoted to head up scripted programming at AMC back in 2020, with the two reporting to Ben Davis, executive vice president of scripted programming. Gillogly originally joined AMC...
Miller has already joined the streaming giant as director of overall deals and series for U.S. and Canada. Gillogly is expected to soon begin at Netflix as director of drama series for U.S. and Canada. Miller reports to Nne Ebong, while Gillogly will report to Jinny Howe.
“Emma and Carrie are talented executives, great friends, and trusted colleagues who made meaningful contributions to our original programming group for many years,” and AMC spokesperson said in a statement. “We are their biggest fans and are rooting for them as they move on to pursue new opportunities.”
Miller and Gillogly were promoted to head up scripted programming at AMC back in 2020, with the two reporting to Ben Davis, executive vice president of scripted programming. Gillogly originally joined AMC...
- 5/25/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Emma Miller and Carrie Gillogly have departed their roles as AMC’s co-heads of scripted for new jobs at Netflix.
Miller and Gillogly were promoted in fall 2020 to lead the basic cable network’s scripted efforts as senior vp development and senior vp programming, respectively, reporting to exec vp scripted Ben Davis. The duo recently departed the cable network best known for The Walking Dead and Anne Rice’s Vampire franchise. Gillogly had been with AMC since 2012 and had overseen Into the Badlands, The Terror, The Son and Dispatches From Elsewhere. Miller, meanwhile, started in 2014 and counted work on Fear the Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels and Soulmates.
“Emma and Carrie are talented executives, great friends, and trusted colleagues who made meaningful contributions to our original programming group for many years,” an AMC Networks spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “We are their biggest fans and are...
Miller and Gillogly were promoted in fall 2020 to lead the basic cable network’s scripted efforts as senior vp development and senior vp programming, respectively, reporting to exec vp scripted Ben Davis. The duo recently departed the cable network best known for The Walking Dead and Anne Rice’s Vampire franchise. Gillogly had been with AMC since 2012 and had overseen Into the Badlands, The Terror, The Son and Dispatches From Elsewhere. Miller, meanwhile, started in 2014 and counted work on Fear the Walking Dead, Hell on Wheels and Soulmates.
“Emma and Carrie are talented executives, great friends, and trusted colleagues who made meaningful contributions to our original programming group for many years,” an AMC Networks spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. “We are their biggest fans and are...
- 5/25/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Emma Miller, SVP, Scripted Development & Programming for AMC Networks, has joined Netflix as Director, Overall Deals, Series (U.S. and Canada) reporting into Nne Ebong, VP, Overall Deals, Series. Carrie Gillogly, SVP Scripted Programming for AMC Networks, also is leaving the company to join Netflix as Director, Drama Series, (U.S. and Canada) reporting into Jinny Howe, VP, Drama Series.
Miller and Gillogly — both AMC veterans — were named co-heads of AMC scripted series in 2020, reporting to Dan McDermott, President, AMC Entertainment and AMC Studios. After a reorganization, they most recently reported to Ben Davis, EVP, Scripted Programming for AMC Networks, who is the company’s top scripted executive and continues to run the group under McDermott.
The division, which has worked on The Walking Dead spin-offs, the Anne Rice universe, upcoming AMC shows like Parish, Monsieur Spade and Orphan Black: Echoes as well as Apple TV+’s breakout new drama Silo,...
Miller and Gillogly — both AMC veterans — were named co-heads of AMC scripted series in 2020, reporting to Dan McDermott, President, AMC Entertainment and AMC Studios. After a reorganization, they most recently reported to Ben Davis, EVP, Scripted Programming for AMC Networks, who is the company’s top scripted executive and continues to run the group under McDermott.
The division, which has worked on The Walking Dead spin-offs, the Anne Rice universe, upcoming AMC shows like Parish, Monsieur Spade and Orphan Black: Echoes as well as Apple TV+’s breakout new drama Silo,...
- 5/25/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
One of the biggest puzzle pieces of the spring television season recently fit into place with the announcement that the HBO limited series “White House Plumbers” will debut on Monday, May 1. From three of the comedic minds behind the Emmy-winning “Veep” — David Mandel, Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck — this five-part political thriller and satire explores the events of the Watergate break-in from vantage point of two of its masterminds: E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux).
In the full trailer, Howard’s wife Dorothy, played by Lena Headey, declares the scheme to re-elect President Richard Nixon by bugging their opponents at the Democratic National Committee, “The stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.” The series begins with the White House employing Hunt and Liddy to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers and zeroes in on their subsequent, haphazard schemes to break into the DNC offices; the...
In the full trailer, Howard’s wife Dorothy, played by Lena Headey, declares the scheme to re-elect President Richard Nixon by bugging their opponents at the Democratic National Committee, “The stupidest thing I’ve ever heard.” The series begins with the White House employing Hunt and Liddy to investigate the leak of the Pentagon Papers and zeroes in on their subsequent, haphazard schemes to break into the DNC offices; the...
- 4/28/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The first footage from Watergate series White House Plumbers includes Woody Harrelson saying, “We’ll be laughed at as third-rate burglars forever. People need to understand why we did what we did.”
Based on the teaser trailer first released of the anticipated HBO limited series from Veep showrunner David Mandel, White House Plumbers will do just that when it tells the story of E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), the pair who planned the Watergate burglary that eventually brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency.
The five-episode series will debut on May 1.
Per the logline, it will tell the true story of how Nixon’s political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect, and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI,...
Based on the teaser trailer first released of the anticipated HBO limited series from Veep showrunner David Mandel, White House Plumbers will do just that when it tells the story of E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), the pair who planned the Watergate burglary that eventually brought down Richard Nixon’s presidency.
The five-episode series will debut on May 1.
Per the logline, it will tell the true story of how Nixon’s political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect, and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From Emmy® winners David Mandel (HBO’s “Veep”), Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (HBO’s “Veep”) and starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, the five-episode limited series White House Plumbers debuts Monday, May 1 (9:00-10:00 P.M. Et/Pt) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Synopsis: White House Plumbers takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including bugging the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.
Synopsis: White House Plumbers takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it. Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including bugging the Democratic National Committee offices at the Watergate complex.
- 3/30/2023
- by Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are ready to fix political leaks.
The duo star as real-life former CIA and FBI agents who were hired by the Nixon presidency to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak in upcoming HBO limited series “White House Plumbers.” Emmy-winning “Veep” creators David Mandel, Alex Gregory, and Peter Huyck are behind the series.
Per the official synopsis, “White House Plumbers” takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it.
Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including...
The duo star as real-life former CIA and FBI agents who were hired by the Nixon presidency to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak in upcoming HBO limited series “White House Plumbers.” Emmy-winning “Veep” creators David Mandel, Alex Gregory, and Peter Huyck are behind the series.
Per the official synopsis, “White House Plumbers” takes the audience behind-the-scenes of the Watergate scandal as Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect… and their families along with it.
Chronicling actions on the ground, this satirical drama begins in 1971 when the White House hires Hunt and Liddy, former CIA and FBI, respectively, to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak. After failing upward, the unlikely pair lands on the Committee to Re-Elect the President, plotting several unbelievable covert ops – including...
- 3/30/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
HBO has released the teaser trailer for the five-episode limited series “White House Plumbers,” starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.
The series revolves around Nixon’s political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), who wound up helping to topple the presidency.
The cast includes Lena Headey, Judy Greer, Domhnall Gleeson, Toby Huss, Ike Barinholtz, Kathleen Turner, Kim Coates, Yul Vazquez, Alexia Valdés, Nelson Ascencio, Tony Plana, Zoe Levin, Liam James, Kiernan Shipka, Tre Ryder, David Krumholtz, F. Murray Abraham, Rich Sommer and John Carroll Lynch.
“White House Plumbers” is created, written and produced by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, with David Mandel directing and executive producing. Frank Rich, David Bernard, Gregg Fienberg, Theroux, Harrelson, Len Amato and Ruben Fleischer serve as executive producers. The series is co-produced by HBO and executive producers Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nne Ebong for Wiip.
“White House Plumbers...
The series revolves around Nixon’s political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), who wound up helping to topple the presidency.
The cast includes Lena Headey, Judy Greer, Domhnall Gleeson, Toby Huss, Ike Barinholtz, Kathleen Turner, Kim Coates, Yul Vazquez, Alexia Valdés, Nelson Ascencio, Tony Plana, Zoe Levin, Liam James, Kiernan Shipka, Tre Ryder, David Krumholtz, F. Murray Abraham, Rich Sommer and John Carroll Lynch.
“White House Plumbers” is created, written and produced by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, with David Mandel directing and executive producing. Frank Rich, David Bernard, Gregg Fienberg, Theroux, Harrelson, Len Amato and Ruben Fleischer serve as executive producers. The series is co-produced by HBO and executive producers Paul Lee, Mark Roybal and Nne Ebong for Wiip.
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- 12/12/2022
- by Michaela Zee and EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Insider information can be invaluable to individuals looking to get ahead. In HBO’s White House Plumbers trailer, two political fixers stumble across a plot that could bring down the person who hired them. The five-episode limited series hails from the producers of Veep and Succession and debuts on HBO Max in March 2023.
In the White House Plumbers trailer, Richard Nixon’s own plotical saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) accidentally topple a presidency they were fiercely trying to protect. The plot involves various colorful characters, buried political secrets coming into the light, and deception turning the tables on an already questionable investigation.
As you can see from the White House Plumbers trailer, the limited series is brimming with stars. Joining Harrelson and Theroux for the comedic drama about political upheaval are Lena Headey (Dorothy Hunt), Judy Greer (Fran Liddy), Domhnall Gleeson...
In the White House Plumbers trailer, Richard Nixon’s own plotical saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) accidentally topple a presidency they were fiercely trying to protect. The plot involves various colorful characters, buried political secrets coming into the light, and deception turning the tables on an already questionable investigation.
As you can see from the White House Plumbers trailer, the limited series is brimming with stars. Joining Harrelson and Theroux for the comedic drama about political upheaval are Lena Headey (Dorothy Hunt), Judy Greer (Fran Liddy), Domhnall Gleeson...
- 12/9/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
From Emmy® winner David Mandel (HBO’s “Veep”) and starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, the five-episode limited series White House Plumbers debuts March 2023 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max.
Logline: White House Plumbers tells the story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Cast: 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...
Logline: White House Plumbers tells the story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Cast: 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...
- 12/9/2022
- by TV Shows Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid - TV
The first teaser for “White House Plumbers,” a new HBO limited series about the Watergate Scandal, was released this Friday. In addition, HBO announced that the series will premiere March 2023.
Taking inspiration from the 2007 book “Integrity” by Richard Nixon administration lawyer Egil Krogh — who is played in the series by “Mad Men” actor Rich Sommer — and Matthew Krogh, “The White House Plumbers” recounts the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in 1972, from the perspective of E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), members of the “White House Plumbers” group tasked with stopping leaks of classified information who plotted the break-in that failed and eventually led to the collapse of Nixon’s administration. The series follows Hunt and Liddy as they desperately try to minimize the fallout of the breakout, and examines how the events impacted their personal lives.
In July 2021, IndieWire published a first-look at the anticipated series,...
Taking inspiration from the 2007 book “Integrity” by Richard Nixon administration lawyer Egil Krogh — who is played in the series by “Mad Men” actor Rich Sommer — and Matthew Krogh, “The White House Plumbers” recounts the Watergate break-in of the Democratic National Committee’s headquarters in 1972, from the perspective of E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), members of the “White House Plumbers” group tasked with stopping leaks of classified information who plotted the break-in that failed and eventually led to the collapse of Nixon’s administration. The series follows Hunt and Liddy as they desperately try to minimize the fallout of the breakout, and examines how the events impacted their personal lives.
In July 2021, IndieWire published a first-look at the anticipated series,...
- 12/9/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
Serendipity is a key narrative device in romantic storytelling, and it played a role in Jinny Howe’s 2018 move to Netflix after more than 13 years at John Wells Productions. During her job interview, she professed her love for lush romances, especially from her beloved Jane Austen/Regency era, and after she was hired, she got to work on Bridgerton‘s maiden season as her first project.
She followed the Shondaland Regency romance drama with two female-driven limited series, Shondaland’s Inventing Anna and John Wells Prods.’ Maid. Before any of the shows had premiered to become global hits, Howe was promoted in fall 2020 to Head of Drama, Development, overseeing development of all drama series outside of the Spectacle + Event area and those coming out of Netflix’s roster of overall deals.
As the slate of projects she put in development in that role is starting to hit the platform starting...
She followed the Shondaland Regency romance drama with two female-driven limited series, Shondaland’s Inventing Anna and John Wells Prods.’ Maid. Before any of the shows had premiered to become global hits, Howe was promoted in fall 2020 to Head of Drama, Development, overseeing development of all drama series outside of the Spectacle + Event area and those coming out of Netflix’s roster of overall deals.
As the slate of projects she put in development in that role is starting to hit the platform starting...
- 8/23/2022
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Will Forte is set to star in Netflix’s Bodkin (w/t), from Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground productions, and wiip. Bodkin (w/t) is Higher Ground’s first scripted drama series at Netflix under the company’s overall deal with the streamer. Siobhan Cullen (The Dry), Robyn Cara (Trying), David Wilmot (Station Eleven) and Chris Walley (The Last Voyage of the Demeter) also feature in the seven-episode, darkly comedic thriller, which begins production in Ireland next week.
Created by Jez Scharf, Bodkin (wt) is a darkly comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic, coastal Irish town. But once they start pulling at threads, they discover a story much bigger and weirder than they could have ever imagined. As our heroes try to discern fact from fiction — about the case,...
Created by Jez Scharf, Bodkin (wt) is a darkly comedic thriller about a motley crew of podcasters who set out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic, coastal Irish town. But once they start pulling at threads, they discover a story much bigger and weirder than they could have ever imagined. As our heroes try to discern fact from fiction — about the case,...
- 6/17/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Obamas have set their first scripted drama series at Netflix, which has tapped Will Forte to star in the darkly comedic thriller Bodkin.
Jez Scharf (Mister Biscuits, The UnDream) created the seven-episode series about a group of podcasters who investigate a missing persons case. Scharf and Alex Metcalf (The Loudest Voice, Sharp Objects, Netflix’s Kingdom) serve as co-showrunners and exec produce the series alongside Wiip’s David Flynn and Paul Lee. Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween) is set to serve as the drama’s lead director.
Barack and Michelle Obama will also exec produce Bodkin through their Higher Ground production company, which is based at Netflix with an overall deal. Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis will also exec produce. Former Wiip creative lead Nne Ebong will also exec produce for Netflix, where she serves as a key member of the streamer’s overall deals team.
The Obamas have set their first scripted drama series at Netflix, which has tapped Will Forte to star in the darkly comedic thriller Bodkin.
Jez Scharf (Mister Biscuits, The UnDream) created the seven-episode series about a group of podcasters who investigate a missing persons case. Scharf and Alex Metcalf (The Loudest Voice, Sharp Objects, Netflix’s Kingdom) serve as co-showrunners and exec produce the series alongside Wiip’s David Flynn and Paul Lee. Nash Edgerton (Mr Inbetween) is set to serve as the drama’s lead director.
Barack and Michelle Obama will also exec produce Bodkin through their Higher Ground production company, which is based at Netflix with an overall deal. Higher Ground’s Tonia Davis will also exec produce. Former Wiip creative lead Nne Ebong will also exec produce for Netflix, where she serves as a key member of the streamer’s overall deals team.
- 6/17/2022
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Prime Video has given an early Season 2 renewal to The Summer I Turned Pretty, its series adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel, ahead of its June 17 premiere.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and Minnie Mills, with Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott.
Han, who also wrote the pilot, serves as showrunner for Season 1 with Gabrielle Stanton. Han, Stanton, and Karen Rosenfelt serve as executive producers, along with Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen, and Nne Ebong for wiip. The series is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and Minnie Mills, with Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott.
Han, who also wrote the pilot, serves as showrunner for Season 1 with Gabrielle Stanton. Han, Stanton, and Karen Rosenfelt serve as executive producers, along with Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen, and Nne Ebong for wiip. The series is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.
- 6/8/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Linda Swain has been appointed the vice president of membership and outreach for the Television Academy, the body responsible for the annual Emmy Awards.
Swain will be the first person to serve in the position, after the Academy created it as part of the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. In this role, Swain will be responsible for spearheading programs and initiatives to boost membership engagement, boosting the diversity and cultural inclusivity of the overall membership and leading outreach and recruitment of individuals and organizations that can provide diverse perspectives for the Television Academy.
Swain joins the Television Academy from Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia’s airline loyalty program, where she lead strategic marketing plans for consumer partners. She has also held marketing executive positions at American Express Australia, Cch Publishing and Westpac Banking Corporation.
“We are thrilled to have Linda on board to guide our membership team,” Frank Scherma,...
Swain will be the first person to serve in the position, after the Academy created it as part of the organization’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals. In this role, Swain will be responsible for spearheading programs and initiatives to boost membership engagement, boosting the diversity and cultural inclusivity of the overall membership and leading outreach and recruitment of individuals and organizations that can provide diverse perspectives for the Television Academy.
Swain joins the Television Academy from Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia’s airline loyalty program, where she lead strategic marketing plans for consumer partners. She has also held marketing executive positions at American Express Australia, Cch Publishing and Westpac Banking Corporation.
“We are thrilled to have Linda on board to guide our membership team,” Frank Scherma,...
- 5/31/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
After the breakout success of the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy, author Jenny Han’s other best-selling YA trilogy is heading to Amazon Prime Video this June.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new teen drama series based on Han’s novel of the same name, will premiere on Prime Video June 17, it announced Thursday. The news comes days following the news that Han has inked an exclusive development deal with the streamer.
The series stars Lola Tung as Isabel “Belly” Conklin, an ordinary teenage girl who spends the summer in Cousin’s Beach with her mother Laurel (Jackie Chung) and older brother Steven (Sean Kaufman). During her vacation, she reunites with her childhood friend Conrad (Christopher Briney), only to become tangled up in a love triangle between him and his brother Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). In addition to following the lives of the teenagers, the show also...
“The Summer I Turned Pretty,” a new teen drama series based on Han’s novel of the same name, will premiere on Prime Video June 17, it announced Thursday. The news comes days following the news that Han has inked an exclusive development deal with the streamer.
The series stars Lola Tung as Isabel “Belly” Conklin, an ordinary teenage girl who spends the summer in Cousin’s Beach with her mother Laurel (Jackie Chung) and older brother Steven (Sean Kaufman). During her vacation, she reunites with her childhood friend Conrad (Christopher Briney), only to become tangled up in a love triangle between him and his brother Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno). In addition to following the lives of the teenagers, the show also...
- 4/28/2022
- by Carson Burton, Sasha Urban and Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” series heads to Prime Video this summer.
The series will debut on the streamer on June 17, Prime Video announced Thursday.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” comes from creator and author Jenny Han, who also penned the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy on Netflix. Han co-showruns the Prime Video series with Gabrielle Stanton, as well as executive produces. Han also wrote the pilot.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. “It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer,” per the streamer.
In addition to a release date, Prime Video also dropped the key art for the series, which you can check out above.
The series will debut on the streamer on June 17, Prime Video announced Thursday.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” comes from creator and author Jenny Han, who also penned the “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” trilogy on Netflix. Han co-showruns the Prime Video series with Gabrielle Stanton, as well as executive produces. Han also wrote the pilot.
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. “It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer,” per the streamer.
In addition to a release date, Prime Video also dropped the key art for the series, which you can check out above.
- 4/28/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
Prime Video has slotted June 17 for the premiere of The Summer I Turned Pretty, Prime Video’s series adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel. Amazon also unveiled the key art below.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and Minnie Mills, with Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott.
Han, who also wrote the pilot, serves as showrunner with Gabrielle Stanton. Han, Stanton, and Karen Rosenfelt serve as executive producers, along with Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen, and Nne Ebong for wiip. The series is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
The Summer I Turned Pretty stars Lola Tung, Jackie Chung, Rachel Blanchard, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Alfredo Narciso, and Minnie Mills, with Colin Ferguson and Tom Everett Scott.
Han, who also wrote the pilot, serves as showrunner with Gabrielle Stanton. Han, Stanton, and Karen Rosenfelt serve as executive producers, along with Hope Hartman, Mads Hansen, and Nne Ebong for wiip. The series is a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.
- 4/28/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix is heading into the world of Taipei gangsters.
The streamer has ordered The Brothers Sun, a series from Glee and American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk and newcomer Byron Wu.
Described as a dark comedic drama and family soap, The Brothers Sun will be directed by The Book of Boba Fett helmer Kevin Tancharoen and exec produced by Bosch and The Killing EP Mikkel Bondesen.
Brad Falchuk, who signed an eight-figure overall deal at the streamer in 2019 via his Brad Falchuk Teley-vision banner, will serve as showrunner and exec producer. Co-creator Wu, who is making his producing debut with the series, will write and exec produce.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The Brothers Sun follows a Taipei gangster, Charles Sun, who’s settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother...
The streamer has ordered The Brothers Sun, a series from Glee and American Horror Story co-creator Brad Falchuk and newcomer Byron Wu.
Described as a dark comedic drama and family soap, The Brothers Sun will be directed by The Book of Boba Fett helmer Kevin Tancharoen and exec produced by Bosch and The Killing EP Mikkel Bondesen.
Brad Falchuk, who signed an eight-figure overall deal at the streamer in 2019 via his Brad Falchuk Teley-vision banner, will serve as showrunner and exec producer. Co-creator Wu, who is making his producing debut with the series, will write and exec produce.
2022 Netflix Pilot & Series Orders
The Brothers Sun follows a Taipei gangster, Charles Sun, who’s settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother...
- 2/2/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has ordered the drama series “The Brothers Sun” from co-creators Brad Falchuk and Byron Wu, Variety has learned.
The streamer has given the series an eight-episode order. It follows a Taipei gangster, Charles Sun, who’s settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother and utterly-unaware younger brother Bruce. Per Netflix, the series will be written by an all-Asian writers room with plans for an all-Asian cast as well. Jenny Jue (CSA) will head up casting.
“I am thankful to Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision and Netflix who have championed this Asian-American centric, Asian-American written, Asian-American directed show,” said Wu. “I am excited to be a part of this wave of new content that speaks to our experiences with honesty and dignity. I am honored to have been in a writer...
The streamer has given the series an eight-episode order. It follows a Taipei gangster, Charles Sun, who’s settled into his life as a ruthless killer. But when his father is shot by a mysterious assassin, Charles must go to L.A. to protect his mother and utterly-unaware younger brother Bruce. Per Netflix, the series will be written by an all-Asian writers room with plans for an all-Asian cast as well. Jenny Jue (CSA) will head up casting.
“I am thankful to Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision and Netflix who have championed this Asian-American centric, Asian-American written, Asian-American directed show,” said Wu. “I am excited to be a part of this wave of new content that speaks to our experiences with honesty and dignity. I am honored to have been in a writer...
- 2/2/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Regina King and David E. Kelley are teaming to adapt the Tom Wolfe novel “A Man in Full” as a Netflix limited series, Variety has learned exclusively.
The drama project has received a straight-to-series order at the streamer, with Netflix ordering six one-hour episodes. In the series, when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.
Kelley will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on “A Man in Full.” King will direct the first three episodes in addition to serving as an executive producer under her Royal Ties production banner. Reina King of Royal Ties Productions also executive produces along with Matthew Tinker of David E. Kelley Productions. Royal Ties currently has a first-look deal at Netflix.
“All I can say is when David E. Kelley calls, you just say yes,...
The drama project has received a straight-to-series order at the streamer, with Netflix ordering six one-hour episodes. In the series, when Atlanta real estate mogul Charlie Croker faces sudden bankruptcy, political and business interests collide as Charlie defends his empire from those attempting to capitalize on his fall from grace.
Kelley will serve as writer, executive producer, and showrunner on “A Man in Full.” King will direct the first three episodes in addition to serving as an executive producer under her Royal Ties production banner. Reina King of Royal Ties Productions also executive produces along with Matthew Tinker of David E. Kelley Productions. Royal Ties currently has a first-look deal at Netflix.
“All I can say is when David E. Kelley calls, you just say yes,...
- 11/4/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Regina King and David E. Kelley are joining forces at Netflix to executive produce an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel A Man in Full.
The streamer has given a straight to series order for the drama, which will run six episodes. Kelley will write and serve as showrunner, and King — who has a first-look deal at Netflx — is set to direct the first three episodes.
“The powerhouse combination of Regina King and David E. Kelley taking on the biting, still-timely social commentary of Tom Wolfe is simply undeniable,” said Nne Ebong, vp overall deals at Netflix.
A Man in ...
The streamer has given a straight to series order for the drama, which will run six episodes. Kelley will write and serve as showrunner, and King — who has a first-look deal at Netflx — is set to direct the first three episodes.
“The powerhouse combination of Regina King and David E. Kelley taking on the biting, still-timely social commentary of Tom Wolfe is simply undeniable,” said Nne Ebong, vp overall deals at Netflix.
A Man in ...
- 11/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Regina King and David E. Kelley are joining forces at Netflix to executive produce an adaptation of Tom Wolfe’s novel A Man in Full.
The streamer has given a straight to series order for the drama, which will run six episodes. Kelley will write and serve as showrunner, and King — who has a first-look deal at Netflx — is set to direct the first three episodes.
“The powerhouse combination of Regina King and David E. Kelley taking on the biting, still-timely social commentary of Tom Wolfe is simply undeniable,” said Nne Ebong, vp overall deals at Netflix.
A Man in ...
The streamer has given a straight to series order for the drama, which will run six episodes. Kelley will write and serve as showrunner, and King — who has a first-look deal at Netflx — is set to direct the first three episodes.
“The powerhouse combination of Regina King and David E. Kelley taking on the biting, still-timely social commentary of Tom Wolfe is simply undeniable,” said Nne Ebong, vp overall deals at Netflix.
A Man in ...
- 11/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix has acquired “The Henna Artist,” a series being developed by Sri Rao as an adaptation of Alka Joshi’s novel of the same name.
Freida Pinto will star in and executive produce “The Henna Artist,” which is set in 1950s Jaipur, India and follows Lakshmi (Pinto) as the city’s most in-demand henna artist. She gains access to the secrets of the city’s wealthiest women as she builds her life in newly-independent India and falls in love, but her status is threatened by the secrets of her past. Rao, Mirsada Abdool Raman and Michael Edelstein also executive produce and Miramax Television serves as the studio.
The acquisition comes as part of a new first look deal between writer, director and producer Rao, who will create scripted and unscripted series for the streamer with a focus on South Asian American stories. Raman will continue as head of development for Sri & Company,...
Freida Pinto will star in and executive produce “The Henna Artist,” which is set in 1950s Jaipur, India and follows Lakshmi (Pinto) as the city’s most in-demand henna artist. She gains access to the secrets of the city’s wealthiest women as she builds her life in newly-independent India and falls in love, but her status is threatened by the secrets of her past. Rao, Mirsada Abdool Raman and Michael Edelstein also executive produce and Miramax Television serves as the studio.
The acquisition comes as part of a new first look deal between writer, director and producer Rao, who will create scripted and unscripted series for the streamer with a focus on South Asian American stories. Raman will continue as head of development for Sri & Company,...
- 10/19/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Netflix has taken in for development The Henna Artist, a series based on Alka Joshi’s bestselling debut novel from Miramax TV, with Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) attached to star and executive produce and Michael Edelstein executive producing. The project will be written and executive produced by Sri Rao as part of a first-look deal Rao has signed with Netflix. Under the pact, he will create and develop scripted and unscripted series for Netflix through his Sri & Company. Mirsada Abdool Raman will continue as Head of Development for Sri & Company, a role she has held since October 2020. The company’s mission is to tell stories that center on South Asian characters and artists, with a particular focus on women and the LGBT community.
In a competitive situation, Miramax TV in summer 2020 optioned the rights to Joshi’s The Henna Artist for Pinto to headline and produce and Edelstein...
In a competitive situation, Miramax TV in summer 2020 optioned the rights to Joshi’s The Henna Artist for Pinto to headline and produce and Edelstein...
- 10/19/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Filming on HBO’s The White House Plumbers resumed August 12, sources tell Deadline.
Production on the five-part Watergate limited series, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, was suspended August 5 following an on-set incident involving series director/executive producer David Mandel and a member of the prop department that triggered an investigation. The probe has concluded.
Mandel’s outburst, which is believed to have led to the prop department walking off the set in protest, was captured on audio recording, which Deadline has reviewed. In it, Mandel is heard using the F-word and threatening the prop master that he will never work again.
Mandel and The White House Plumbers‘ prop staff, including the prop master involved in the verbal altercation, are all back at work and remain on the show, sources said. As a result of the investigation, HBO has put additional protocols in place for the remainder of the shoot,...
Production on the five-part Watergate limited series, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, was suspended August 5 following an on-set incident involving series director/executive producer David Mandel and a member of the prop department that triggered an investigation. The probe has concluded.
Mandel’s outburst, which is believed to have led to the prop department walking off the set in protest, was captured on audio recording, which Deadline has reviewed. In it, Mandel is heard using the F-word and threatening the prop master that he will never work again.
Mandel and The White House Plumbers‘ prop staff, including the prop master involved in the verbal altercation, are all back at work and remain on the show, sources said. As a result of the investigation, HBO has put additional protocols in place for the remainder of the shoot,...
- 8/16/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has halted production on its Watergate limited series “White House Plumbers” to investigate reports of “alleged unprofessional behavior” on the set.
“HBO has received reports of alleged unprofessional behavior on the set of ‘White House Plumbers,’” the network said in a statement Friday. “We take very seriously our responsibility to ensure a respectful work environment on all our productions, and we are investigating the matter fully.”
HBO did not comment any further.
Deadline, which first reported the production pause, cited unnamed sources who said the alleged behavior centered on an altercation between director and executive producer David Mandel and a member of the props department that occurred on Wednesday.
It is unclear how long production, which is taking place in New York, will be paused.
Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux star in the series, the second TV show based on the Watergate Scandal alongside Starz’s “Gaslit.” The series...
“HBO has received reports of alleged unprofessional behavior on the set of ‘White House Plumbers,’” the network said in a statement Friday. “We take very seriously our responsibility to ensure a respectful work environment on all our productions, and we are investigating the matter fully.”
HBO did not comment any further.
Deadline, which first reported the production pause, cited unnamed sources who said the alleged behavior centered on an altercation between director and executive producer David Mandel and a member of the props department that occurred on Wednesday.
It is unclear how long production, which is taking place in New York, will be paused.
Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux star in the series, the second TV show based on the Watergate Scandal alongside Starz’s “Gaslit.” The series...
- 8/6/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive Updated with more information: Filming on HBO’s five-part Watergate limited series The White House Plumbers, starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux, has been suspended over an on-set incident this week that have triggered an investigation.
“HBO has received reports of alleged unprofessional behavior on the set of White House Plumbers,” the network said in a statement to Deadline. “We take very seriously our responsibility to ensure a respectful work environment on all our productions, and we are investigating the matter fully.”
The network is not commenting further. According to sources, there was an on-set altercation on Wednesday, Aug. 4, involving series director/executive producer David Mandel and a member of the prop department, which led to the prop department walking off the set in protest. I hear the production halt (with no reason provided) was revealed in a call sheet sent out Thursday night. The document included a note...
“HBO has received reports of alleged unprofessional behavior on the set of White House Plumbers,” the network said in a statement to Deadline. “We take very seriously our responsibility to ensure a respectful work environment on all our productions, and we are investigating the matter fully.”
The network is not commenting further. According to sources, there was an on-set altercation on Wednesday, Aug. 4, involving series director/executive producer David Mandel and a member of the prop department, which led to the prop department walking off the set in protest. I hear the production halt (with no reason provided) was revealed in a call sheet sent out Thursday night. The document included a note...
- 8/6/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Sean Kaufman (Manifest), newcomer Minnie Mills and Alfredo Narciso (The Dark Tower) are set as series regulars in Amazon’s YA drama The Summer I Turned Pretty. Additionally, Summer Madison (Teenage Bounty Hunters), David Iacono (The Flight Attendant), Rain Spencer (Good Girl Jane) and Tom Everett Scott (La La Land) will recur in the television adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Kaufman, Mills and Narcisso join previously announced series regulars newcomer Lola Tung as the lead character Belly, Rachel Blanchard as Laurel’s best friend Susannah, Christopher Briney as Belly’s first love Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as the popular Jeremiah and Jackie Chung...
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Kaufman, Mills and Narcisso join previously announced series regulars newcomer Lola Tung as the lead character Belly, Rachel Blanchard as Laurel’s best friend Susannah, Christopher Briney as Belly’s first love Conrad, Gavin Casalegno as the popular Jeremiah and Jackie Chung...
- 7/26/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Ben Platt, Tracee Ellis Ross, Daniel Dae Kim, Lola Kirke, Soko, Jermaine Fowler, Ayo Edebiri and Eric Lange have joined B.J. Novak’s new series, now titled “The Premise.”
Premiering on Sept. 16 on FX on Hulu, the half-hour anthology comes from executive producers Novak and Josh Lesher. The first installment’s five episodes — titled “Social Justice Sex Tape,” “Moment of Silence,” “The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler,” “The Commenter” and “Butt Plug” — cover police brutality, sex, gun violence, social media and more.
Previously announced cast include Lucas Hedges, Kaitlyn Dever, Jon Bernthal, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ed Asner, George Wallace, Boyd Holbrook and Beau Bridges.
View first look images below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Fuse announced that Season 3 of “Made From Scratch” will premiere on Sept. 15. The unscripted series takes viewers into the homes of artists as they cook their favorite childhood dishes with their families. Season 3 stars Becky G,...
Premiering on Sept. 16 on FX on Hulu, the half-hour anthology comes from executive producers Novak and Josh Lesher. The first installment’s five episodes — titled “Social Justice Sex Tape,” “Moment of Silence,” “The Ballad of Jesse Wheeler,” “The Commenter” and “Butt Plug” — cover police brutality, sex, gun violence, social media and more.
Previously announced cast include Lucas Hedges, Kaitlyn Dever, Jon Bernthal, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Ed Asner, George Wallace, Boyd Holbrook and Beau Bridges.
View first look images below.
Also in today’s TV news roundup:
Dates
Fuse announced that Season 3 of “Made From Scratch” will premiere on Sept. 15. The unscripted series takes viewers into the homes of artists as they cook their favorite childhood dishes with their families. Season 3 stars Becky G,...
- 7/26/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Gavin Casalegno has been tapped as a lead in Amazon’s YA drama The Summer I Turned Pretty.
Casalegno, who appears on the CW series Walker, will star alongside Lola Tung and Christopher Briney in the television adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel.
He will play Jeremiah, a popular, athletic, playful and easygoing character who is the life of the party, incredibly magnetic and flirts with everyone.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
2020-21 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Tung plays Belly, who used to be gawky and awkward. But this summer she turns 16 and is starting to turn heads — and it’s taking some getting used to.
Casalegno, who appears on the CW series Walker, will star alongside Lola Tung and Christopher Briney in the television adaptation of Jenny Han’s novel.
He will play Jeremiah, a popular, athletic, playful and easygoing character who is the life of the party, incredibly magnetic and flirts with everyone.
The multigenerational drama hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak and the magic of that one perfect summer.
2020-21 Amazon Prime Video Pilots & Series Orders
Tung plays Belly, who used to be gawky and awkward. But this summer she turns 16 and is starting to turn heads — and it’s taking some getting used to.
- 7/20/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Corbin Bernsen (Psych) and Alexis Valdés have been tapped for roles opposite Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in The White House Plumbers, HBO’s five-part limited series that revisits Watergate, one of the biggest political scandals in American history.
The series, now in production, hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich. Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. It tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Bernsen will play Richard Kleindienst, the Harvard-educated attorney general that is tainted by the Itt scandal and a contentious confirmation process. He refuses to use...
The series, now in production, hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich. Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. It tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Bernsen will play Richard Kleindienst, the Harvard-educated attorney general that is tainted by the Itt scandal and a contentious confirmation process. He refuses to use...
- 7/19/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has released the first photo of Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy and Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt in The White House Plumbers, its five-part limited series that revisits one of the biggest political scandals in American history, Watergate. You can see the photo below.
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Cast...
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Cast...
- 5/21/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO has offered a first look at the Watergate drama series “White House Plumbers” starring Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux.
The five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. The cast also includes Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean and Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt.
Most recently it was announced that Katlheen Turner would join the series. Rounding out the cast are Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole, Toby Huss and John Carroll Lynch.
“White House Plumbers” is based in part on public records and the book ”Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. “Veep” writers and executive producers Alex Gregory and...
The five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. The cast also includes Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean and Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt.
Most recently it was announced that Katlheen Turner would join the series. Rounding out the cast are Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole, Toby Huss and John Carroll Lynch.
“White House Plumbers” is based in part on public records and the book ”Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. “Veep” writers and executive producers Alex Gregory and...
- 5/21/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Kathleen Turner, Golden Globe winner and two-time Tony nominee, has been tapped to play a foul-mouthed lobbyist in HBO’s limited series “The White House Plumbers,” from the team behind “Veep.”
Turner will play Dita Beard, who works for an Itt corporation involved in some dirty deals with the Nixon Administration. She’s joining an impressively stacked cast that includes Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt, Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean and Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt.
The five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, Hunt and Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. Rounding out the cast are Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole, Toby Huss and John Carroll Lynch.
Turner will play Dita Beard, who works for an Itt corporation involved in some dirty deals with the Nixon Administration. She’s joining an impressively stacked cast that includes Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt, Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean and Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt.
The five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, Hunt and Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. Rounding out the cast are Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, Liam James, Zoe Levin, Tony Plana, Zak Orth, Nelson Ascencio, Tre Ryder, Gary Cole, Toby Huss and John Carroll Lynch.
- 5/20/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Kathleen Turner has been tapped for a lead role opposite Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux and Domhnall Gleeson in The White House Plumbers, HBO’s five-part limited series that revisits one of the biggest political scandals in American history, Watergate.
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Turner will play Dita Beard, a crusty, foul-mouthed lobbyist...
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they zealously were trying to protect.
Turner will play Dita Beard, a crusty, foul-mouthed lobbyist...
- 5/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Just a couple of days after HBO announced several major additions to “White House Plumbers,” the cast has grown again. Nelson Ascencio, Gary Cole, Toby Huss, Zoe Levin, John Carroll Lynch, Zak Orth, Tony Plana and Tre Ryder have joined the upcoming political series, currently in production, Variety has learned exclusively.
“White House Plumbers” is based on the book “Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh, as well as public records. It follows how Watergate masterminds E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) accidentally toppled the Nixon presidency that they had been trying to protect.
Levin will play Lisa Hunt, E. Howard Hunt’s “bright and outspoken” eldest daughter who struggles with her mental health and embraces the counterculture, which puts her at odds with her “image-conscious” father. Levin is represented by Anonymous Content,...
“White House Plumbers” is based on the book “Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh, as well as public records. It follows how Watergate masterminds E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) accidentally toppled the Nixon presidency that they had been trying to protect.
Levin will play Lisa Hunt, E. Howard Hunt’s “bright and outspoken” eldest daughter who struggles with her mental health and embraces the counterculture, which puts her at odds with her “image-conscious” father. Levin is represented by Anonymous Content,...
- 5/14/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
HBO is rounding out the cast for its upcoming limited series The White House Plumbers. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina alumna Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz (The Mindy Project), Yul Vazquez (The Outsider), David Krumholtz (The Deuce), Rich Sommer (Mad Men), Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) and Liam James (Psych) join Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson and Lena Headey in the five-part series that revisits one of the biggest political scandals in American history, Watergate. The series is currently in production.
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based in part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series...
The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based in part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series...
- 5/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The White House Plumbers” series at HBO is rounding out its main cast.
Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, and Liam James have all been cast in the series. They join previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domnhall Gleason, and Lena Headey. The series is currently in production.
The five-episode series tells the story of how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect. The book is based in part on public records and the book ”Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh.
Shipka will star as Kevan Hunt, the president of the Smith College Republicans and the golden child of the Hunt family.
Barinholtz will play as Jeb Magruder, deputy head of the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon, a glad-handing...
Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, and Liam James have all been cast in the series. They join previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domnhall Gleason, and Lena Headey. The series is currently in production.
The five-episode series tells the story of how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect. The book is based in part on public records and the book ”Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh.
Shipka will star as Kevan Hunt, the president of the Smith College Republicans and the golden child of the Hunt family.
Barinholtz will play as Jeb Magruder, deputy head of the Committee to Re-Elect President Nixon, a glad-handing...
- 5/12/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Lena Headey has joined the HBO series “The White House Plumbers,” which delves into the Watergate scandal, Variety has learned.
Headey joins previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, and Domhnall Gleeson. The five-episode series tells the story of how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Headey will star as Dorothy Hunt, the wife of E. Howard Hunt. A mother of four and active CIA asset, Dorothy tries to hold her family together while entangling herself in her husband’s catastrophic misadventures.
The show brings Headey back into the HBO fold. She is best known for playing Cersei Lannister in the premium cabler’s megahit fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones.” Her time on the show earned her five Emmy nominations as well as a Golden Globe nomination.
Headey joins previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, and Domhnall Gleeson. The five-episode series tells the story of how President Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Headey will star as Dorothy Hunt, the wife of E. Howard Hunt. A mother of four and active CIA asset, Dorothy tries to hold her family together while entangling herself in her husband’s catastrophic misadventures.
The show brings Headey back into the HBO fold. She is best known for playing Cersei Lannister in the premium cabler’s megahit fantasy drama series “Game of Thrones.” Her time on the show earned her five Emmy nominations as well as a Golden Globe nomination.
- 4/29/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Game of Thrones alumna Lena Headey is returning to HBO with a lead role opposite Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux and Domhnall Gleeson in The White House Plumbers, HBO’s five-part limited series that revisits one of the biggest political scandals in American history, Watergate. The project hails from Veep executive producers Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel and Frank Rich, and Ruben Fleischer and David Bernad’s The District. The limited series is a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Headey will play Dorothy Hunt.
Created and written by Gregory and Huyck and directed by Mandel, The White House Plumbers is based part on public records and the book Integrity by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series tells the true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson), and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Headey will play Dorothy Hunt.
- 4/29/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Newcomer Lola Tung is set as the lead in The Summer I Turned Pretty, Amazon’s TV adaptation of Jenny Han’s YA novel series. Rachel Blanchard (You Me Her), Jackie Chung (Coming Home Again) and Christopher Briney (Dali Land) also are set as series regulars in the eight-episode Prime Video series, a co-production of Amazon Studios and wiip.
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Tung’s Belly, the series lead, used to be gawky and awkward, but this summer she turns 16 and she is starting to turn heads-and it’s taking some getting used to. Conrad Fisher, played by Briney,...
The Summer I Turned Pretty is a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Tung’s Belly, the series lead, used to be gawky and awkward, but this summer she turns 16 and she is starting to turn heads-and it’s taking some getting used to. Conrad Fisher, played by Briney,...
- 4/28/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Summer I Turned Pretty” series at Amazon has cast Lola Tung, Rachel Blanchard, Jackie Chung, and Christopher Briney, Variety has learned.
The series is based on the Jenny Han YA novel of the same name. It is described as a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Tung will star in the lead role of Belly. Belly used to be gawky and awkward, but this summer she turns 16 and she is starting to turn heads-and it’s taking some getting used to. Conrad Fisher (Briney), the boy she’s loved forever, the boy who never even looked in her direction-is paying attention to her. It’s exhilarating to...
The series is based on the Jenny Han YA novel of the same name. It is described as a multigenerational drama that hinges on a love triangle between one girl and two brothers, the ever-evolving relationship between mothers and their children, and the enduring power of strong female friendship. It is a coming-of-age story about first love, first heartbreak, and the magic of that one perfect summer.
Tung will star in the lead role of Belly. Belly used to be gawky and awkward, but this summer she turns 16 and she is starting to turn heads-and it’s taking some getting used to. Conrad Fisher (Briney), the boy she’s loved forever, the boy who never even looked in her direction-is paying attention to her. It’s exhilarating to...
- 4/28/2021
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
“Star Wars” actor Domhnall Gleeson has been tapped to play a key Watergate figure in HBO’s limited series “The White House Plumbers” from the team behind “Veep.” Gleeson joins previously announced cast members Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux. The series will be a co-production between HBO and wiip.
Per the logline, the five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. Gleeson will play John Dean, the brilliant, ambitious and youthful White House Counsel that ultimately orchestrates the illegal cover-up that brought down Nixon and his administration. “The White House Plumbers” is based in part on public records and the book “Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh.
Harrelson and Theroux (“Maniac”) will executive produce in addition to starring. “The White House Plumbers...
Per the logline, the five-part series tells the story of how President Richard Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds, E. Howard Hunt (Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. Gleeson will play John Dean, the brilliant, ambitious and youthful White House Counsel that ultimately orchestrates the illegal cover-up that brought down Nixon and his administration. “The White House Plumbers” is based in part on public records and the book “Integrity” by Egil “Bud” Krogh and Matthew Krogh.
Harrelson and Theroux (“Maniac”) will executive produce in addition to starring. “The White House Plumbers...
- 4/27/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
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