Julia Roberts and Sean Penn‘s new Watergate drama Gaslit will debut on Starz after a series of casting changes, including Armie Hammer‘s departure from the project. Armie exited the project in January of 2021, but now it is being reported that his role will definitely be recast, Variety reports.
The network has greenlit the series, which is based on the Slate podcast Slow Burn and was first unveiled in February 2020. Gaslit is a modern take on Watergate that will explore the untold side of the sandal, focusing on Nixon’s subordinates and the whistleblowers who eventually exposed the truth. Joel Edgerton was initially set to star in and direct the show has reportedly exited the series, per Deadline.
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