Jump to content

White House Plumbers (miniseries)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Changtse (talk | contribs) at 19:52, 4 April 2022. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

See also: White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers
Genre
Created by
  • Alex Gregory
  • Peter Huyck
Based on
The White House Plumbers (an update of Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House)
by
Written by
  • Alex Gregory
  • Peter Huyck
Directed byDavid Mandel
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production companies
Original release
NetworkHBO

The White House Plumbers is an upcoming American political drama television miniseries created and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck and directed by David Mandel, based in part on the book The White House Plumbers (an update of the 2007 book Integrity) by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson, and Lena Headey and is set to premiere on HBO.

Premise

Watergate masterminds and President Richard Nixon's political mutineers E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy accidentally overturn the presidency they were trying to protect.

Cast and characters

Production

Development

On December 4, 2019, it was announced that HBO had ordered the five-episode limited series created and executive produced by Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, David Mandel, Frank Rich, Ruben Fleischer, and David Bernad. Gregory and Huyck were attached to write the miniseries with Mandel directing all episodes.[1]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux were set to star in lead roles as well as executive produce.[1] In April 2021, Domhnall Gleeson and Lena Headey were cast in main roles.[2][3] In May 2021, Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Yul Vazquez, David Krumholtz, Rich Sommer, Kim Coates, and Liam James joined the cast in starring roles while Nelson Ascencio, Gary Cole, Toby Huss, Zoe Levin, John Carroll Lynch, Zak Orth, and Tony Plana were cast in undisclosed capacities.[4][5] In the same month, the following week, Kathleen Turner joined the main cast.[6] In June 2021, Judy Greer was cast in a main role.[7] In July 2021, Corbin Bernsen and Alexis Valdés were cast in undisclosed capacities.[8]

Filming

The series began principal photography on May 3, 2021 and ended on October 21, 2021. Filming took place in Poughkeepsie, New York on Zack's Way, New York City, Albany, New York, Washington, D.C., Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands,[9]Beverly Hills, California,[10] and Redondo Beach, California.[11] On August 5, 2021, production was suspended after an audio recording reportedly captured Mandel berating and threatening the head of props, and the props department walked off the set.[12] Filming resumed on August 12 with additional protocols following the incident.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b Andreeva, Nellie (December 4, 2019). "Woody Harrelson & Justin Theroux To Star In 'The White House Plumbers' HBO Limited Series About Watergate". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 27, 2021). "'The White House Plumbers': Domhnall Gleeson To Play John Dean In HBO's Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 29, 2021). "Lena Headey Joins 'The White House Plumbers' HBO Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  4. ^ Petski, Denise (May 12, 2021). "Kiernan Shipka, Ike Barinholtz, Kim Coates, Liam James Among 7 Cast In 'The White House Plumbers' HBO Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
  5. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (May 14, 2021). "Gary Cole, Zoe Levin, John Carroll Lynch Among Eight Added to HBO's Watergate Series (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (May 20, 2021). "Kathleen Turner Joins 'The White House Plumbers' HBO Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 20, 2021. Retrieved May 20, 2021.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 3, 2021). "Judy Greer Joins 'The White House Plumbers' HBO Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (July 19, 2021). "'The White House Plumbers': Corbin Bernsen & Alexis Valdés Join HBO's Watergate Limited Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on July 19, 2021. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
  9. ^ "The White House Plumbers". Production List. Retrieved April 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "Woody Harrelson is seen filming scenes for his HBO show "White House Plumbers"". October 14, 2021.
  11. ^ "Nixon-era HBO series filming in town". October 20, 2021.
  12. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 6, 2021). "'The White House Plumbers': HBO Pauses Production To Investigate "Alleged Unprofessional Behavior" On Set". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 15, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 16, 2021). "'The White House Plumbers' Resumes Production With Additional Protocols After Investigation Into "Alleged Unprofessional Behavior" On Set Of HBO Series". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 16, 2021. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_House_Plumbers_(miniseries)&oldid=1081015075"