Who is in the Gaslit TV series cast alongside Julia Roberts and Sean Penn?

A new series Gaslit follows the lesser-known characters that were caught up in President Nixon’s Watergate scandal.

The series follows the attorney general John N Mitchell played by Sean Penn and his wife Martha Mitchell played by Julia Roberts, who was the first person to question Nixon’s presidency publicly. Mitchell, who’s Nixon’s best friend, must decide whether he has to be loyal to his wife or the President.

The first episode of the series is now out for UK viewers to enjoy. A new episode will be out every week, until the show finishes with the finale on June 12, which coincides with the 50th anniversary of the Watergate scandal.

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Who else in the cast of Gaslit and how to watch the series in the UK? Here’s everything you need to know.

Penn and Roberts are joined by Dan Stevens who plays John Dean, a lawyer in Nixon’s White House. Stevens is best known for his role as Matthew Crawley in ITV’s Downton Abbey.

There is no casting under President Richard Nixon. So it seems unlikely the president will make an appearance.

Betty Glipin plays John Dean’s wife, Mo. The pair marry just as the scandal breaks. Glipin is best known for her role as Debbie in the Netflix series Glow.

Shea Whigham plays the role of lawyer G. Gordon Liddy. Whigham is best known for his roles as Eli Thompson in Boardwalk Empire and Joel Theriot in True Detective.

Other cast members include: Darby Camp as Marty Mitchell, Hamish Linklater as Jeb Magruder, Carlos Valdes as Paul Magallanes, Brian Geraghty as Peter, Chris Bauer as James McCord, Aleksandar Filimonović as Zolton and more.

UK viewers need to download and pay for StarzPlay to watch Gaslit .