D.difficult to recognize Julia Roberts54 years old, under a hairstyle that cannot be more fluffy they sunglasses from the seventies. Yet, she is the protagonist of the series GaslitStartzplay themed eight-episode series political thriller based on the first season of the podcast Slow Burnfrom Leon Neyfakh.
Next to the star, completely transformed in the look – aged, greased and receding hairline – there is also Sean Penn61, who plays Nixon’s loyal attorney general, John Mitchellas well as husband of Martha Mitchellaka Roberts.
Sean Penn and Julia Roberts.
Gaslitoutgoing on April 24it’s a modern vision of Watergatewhich focuses on stories never told and on forgotten characters scandal: from Nixon’s clumsy subordinates, to the freaks who supported and favored their crimes, to the tragic informants which ultimately brought down the whole “mission”.
The Gaslit plot
The series focuses on Martha Mitchell, a woman with a great personality and celebrity of Arkans high society. Mitchell is also the wife of the faithful attorney general of Nixon, John Mitchell (aka Sean Penn, below).
Sean Penn.
Despite her party membership, Martha is the first person to publicly launch the alarm over Nixon’s involvement in Watergatecausing the collapse of both the Presidency and his personal life.
As Attorney General, John Mitchell is Nixon’s most trusted adviser and best friend, who will be forced to having to choose between Martha – with which he is deeply in love – and the president.
A narrative focused on women
In Gaslit “Not only do we have the opportunity to shed some light on some incredible stories never told“, has explained Christina Davispresident of original programming at Starz“Like that of Martha Mitchell’s historic role in Watergatebut we are also lucky enough to have a dream cast“. In addition to Julia Roberts and Sean Penn, she added, “the best creative team that we could wish for “.
Julia Roberts.
The manager declared all her enthusiasm in «carrying on the network’s commitment to highlight stories that appeal to female audiencesbut also satisfy our loyal public ».
Not by chance, Gaslit – the most recent title of Starz – has recently launched the initiative #TakeTheLeada global commitment of the company to increase narratives about women and, more generally, onthe less represented audience. But, as the fiction itself demonstrates, often these stories considered “secondary” are as interesting as – and perhaps even more so – of general narrative.
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