Gaslit is an American political thriller television limited series based on the first season of the podcast Slow Burn by Leon Neyfakh. It stars Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, and Darby Camp. Gaslit begins in early 1972 and follows the story of the Watergate scandal through the lives of several individuals on its periphery. The main protagonist is Martha Mitchell, known as "The Mouth from the South" due to her propensity for talking to the press.
Gaslit begins in early 1972 and follows the story of the Watergate scandal through the lives of several individuals on its periphery. Main protagonist is Martha Mitchell, known as "The Mouth from the South" due to her propensity for talking to the press, often at inopportune times for her husband, John. Other perspectives come from the burglary's coordinator, G. Gordon Liddy, who leads a gang of ex-FBI agents and Cuban exiles. John Dean, White House Counsel, is unnerved at the extent of the administration's involvement in criminality until he realizes he is being set up as a fall guy.