White House Plumbers
TV Series2023 · 1 season · 5 episodes · Ended

White House Plumbers

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipdeep rivalry

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"Watergate was bad. They were worse."

Boxlist takeA grounded drama series that is serious, slow-burning and fresh. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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Quality rating

6.2 /10

TMDB · 77 votes

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Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Miniseries

· 2023 · 5 episodes
Episodes (5)
  1. 1The Beverly Hills Burglary1 May 2023

    A year before the infamous Watergate break-in, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy are tasked with investigating the Pentagon Papers leak, gathering a team of Cubans – all Bay of Pigs veterans – to infiltrate whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg’s psychiatrist’s office. Meanwhile, Hunt and his wife Dorothy get to know the…

  2. 2Please Destroy This, Huh?8 May 2023

    While Hunt and Dorothy entertain Liddy and his wife Fran at their exclusive country club, their kids Lisa and Saint John paint a less-than-perfect portrait of the family. Later, on the outs with Nixon’s Attorney General John Mitchell, Hunt and Liddy get a chance to redeem themselves when a leaked memo from Dita Beard…

  3. 3Don't Drink the Whiskey at the Watergate15 May 2023

    Hunt, Liddy, and the Cubans attempt to break into the DNC offices at the Watergate to plant listening devices for the White House.

  4. 4The Writer's Wife22 May 2023

    Reeling from the arrests at the Watergate, Hunt enlists Saint John’s help to dispose of evidence, while Liddy warns the acting Attorney General that the burglaries can be tied back to President. Later, after returning from Paris, a livid Dorothy must take control to protect her family and the Liddys.

  5. 5True Believers29 May 2023

    Amid rumors of the White House’s involvement, Liddy shares his concerns about Hunt’s stability with John Dean and tries to make a deal. After Liddy, Hunt, and their accomplices are found guilty, Hunt’s daughter Kevan leverages a secret notebook to convince her father to come clean in his Senate testimony, but it may…

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  • Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism

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Synopsis

The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipdeep rivalry

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Woody HarrelsonJustin TherouxLena HeadeyDomhnall GleesonJudy Greer

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Status
Ended
Studio
Crash & Salvage
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