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Gaslit

2022 · 1 season

A tense, cynical plunge into political corruption, anchored by a fiery, tragicomic performance that keeps you engaged and uneasy.

Created by
Robbie Pickering
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens
Tagline
Watergate was wrong. Martha was right.
Overview
A modern take on the 1970s political Watergate scandal centering on untold stories and forgotten characters of the time.

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Created by
Robbie Pickering
Genres
Drama
Starring
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • politics
  • media
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour4
Realism9
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Robbie Pickering
Written by
Anayat Fakhraie, Uzoamaka Maduka, Sofya Levitsky-Weitz, Alberto Roldán
Starring
Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Darby Camp, Chris Bauer, Nat Faxon
Music
Mac Quayle
Cinematography
Larkin Seiple
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
STARZ
Country
United States of America
Languages
Spanish, English

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