Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, and Darby Camp have all been cast in the upcoming Starz Watergate drama series “Gaslit,” Variety has learned.
The story will center on Martha Mitchell .
Gilpin will star as Mo Dean, a former stewardess who meets John Dean on a blind date and falls in love with him just as he becomes embroiled in Watergate.
Gordon Liddy, a former FBI agent and chief operative of Nixon’s “Plumbers” unit, who spearheads the Watergate espionage operation as part of Nixon’s 1972 reelection campaign.
Whigham’s recent credits include “Perry Mason” at HBO, “Homecoming” at Amazon, and “Waco” at Paramount Network.
Camp will play Marty Mitchell, Martha Mitchell’s daughter, who spent much of her young life living in her mother’s shadow.
“Mr. Robot” creator Sam Esmail, via his overall deal with UCP, and Chad Hamilton serve as executive producers under their production banner Esmail Corp.