Gaslit (TV series)

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Gaslit
File:Gaslit Starz.png
Genre Political thriller
Created by Robbie Pickering
Based on Slow Burn
by Leon Neyfakh
Directed by Matt Ross
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Composer(s) Mac Quayle
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of episodes 8
Production
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  • Caroline James
  • Gregg Tilson
Cinematography Larkin Seiple
Editor(s) Joe Leonard
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Release
Original network Starz
Original release April 24 (2022-04-24) –
June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12)
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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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. It premiered on Starz on April 24, 2022.

Premise

The series is about the Watergate scandal and focuses on several untold stories, including Richard Nixon's subordinates, deranged zealots, and the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing down. The story centers on Martha Mitchell, a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon’s loyal Attorney General, John N. Mitchell. Despite her party affiliation, she is the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon's involvement in Watergate, causing both the presidency and her personal life to unravel. As attorney general, Mitchell is forced to choose between Martha and the president.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Episodes

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
1 "Will" Matt Ross Robbie Pickering April 24, 2022 (2022-04-24) 0.224[4]
2 "California" Matt Ross Robbie Pickering & Amelia Gray May 1, 2022 (2022-05-01) 0.227[5]
3 "King George" Matt Ross Robbie Pickering & Amelia Gray May 8, 2022 (2022-05-08) 0.204[6]
4 "Malum in Se" Matt Ross Alberto Roldán & Amelia Gray May 15, 2022 (2022-05-15) 0.194[7]
5 "Honeymoon" Matt Ross Robbie Pickering & Anayat Fakhraie May 22, 2022 (2022-05-22) 0.208[8]
6 "Tuffy" Matt Ross Uzoamaka Maduka & Sofya Levitsky-Weitz May 29, 2022 (2022-05-29) 0.217[9]
7 "Year of the Rat" Matt Ross Amelia Gray June 5, 2022 (2022-06-05) 0.266[10]
8 "Final Days" Matt Ross Robbie Pickering June 12, 2022 (2022-06-12) 0.339[11]

Production

Gaslit is a political thriller based on the first season of the Slate podcast Slow Burn. The series from Universal Content Productions was announced in February 2020, with Sam Esmail attached to executive produce and Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Armie Hammer and Joel Edgerton joining the cast. Edgerton was also set to direct the series along with his brother Nash Edgerton.[12] Hammer would exit the series due to scheduling conflicts in January 2021.[13] In February, the series was picked up by Starz, while both Edgerton brothers also exited the series. Matt Ross joined as the new director.[14] Dan Stevens would be cast to replace Hammer in April,[15] with Betty Gilpin, Darby Camp and Shea Whigham joining in May and Whigham replacing Edgerton.[16]

Filming began that same month in Los Angeles, California.[16] In July 2021, Allison Tolman, J.C. Mackenzie, Chris Bauer, Chris Messina and Hamish Linklater joined the cast in recurring roles.[17] Penn had refused to return to the series until all cast and crew on the production had the COVID-19 vaccine.[18] In September, the studio and Penn reached a compromise where Penn would film his scenes in two weeks with a vaccinated production crew.[19] Fourteen cast members were confirmed for recurring roles in October.[20] On February 2, 2022, the series was given an April 24, 2022 premiere date.[21] In an interview, Pickering said the series was not a "girlboss overcorrect of history" or a "Wikipedia run down" but that their goal was to accurately depict the historical events. "Anyone can go and read a book about this or the Wikipedia entry," Stevens said, "but there are human stories that illustrate the depth."[22]

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 88% of 42 reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.40/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Fronted by a nervy Julia Roberts, Gaslit is less a slow burn than an acting extravaganza of big personalities enmeshed in historic scandal."[23] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 71 out of 100 based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[24]

Ratings

No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Will" April 24, 2022 0.02 0.224[4] TBD TBD TBD TBD
2 "California" May 1, 2022 0.01 0.227[5] TBD TBD TBD TBD
3 "King George" May 8, 2022 0.01 0.204[6] TBD TBD TBD TBD
4 "Malum in Se" May 15, 2022 0.00 0.194[7] TBD TBD TBD TBD
5 "Honeymoon" May 22, 2022 0.02 0.208[8] TBD TBD TBD TBD
6 "Tuffy" May 29, 2022 0.02 0.217[9] TBD TBD TBD TBD
7 "Year of the Rat" June 5, 2022 0.02 0.266[10] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Final Days" June 12, 2022 0.03 0.339[11] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2022
 Hollywood Critics Association Awards Best Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Gaslit Nominated [25]
Best Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Sean Penn Nominated
Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Julia Roberts Nominated
Best Supporting Actor in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Dan Stevens Nominated
Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Limited or Anthology Series Betty Gilpin Nominated
Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Larkin Seiple (for "Will") Nominated [26]
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup Kazu Hiro, Vincent Van Dyke, Richard Redrefsen, Christopher Nelson,
Michael Ornelaz, and Kelly Golden (for "Final Days")		 Nominated
Outstanding Sound Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series, Movie or Special Kevin Buchholz, Stefani Feldman, Sang Kim, Dan Kremer,
Adam Parrish-King, Sam Munoz, Jordan Aldinger, Ben Zales,
Chris Rummel, Jacob McNaughton, and Noel Vought (for "Year of the Rat")		 Nominated
Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie John W. Cook II, Ben Wilkins, and Devendra Cleary (for "Final Days") Nominated
Set Decorators Society of America Awards Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Television Movie or Limited Series Jennifer Lukehart and Daniel Novotny Nominated [27]
2023
 Critics' Choice Awards Best Limited Series Gaslit Pending [28]
Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Julia Roberts Pending
Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Shea Whigham Pending
Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television Betty Gilpin Pending

References

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