Watergate drama Gaslit, which is based on the Slow Burn podcast, has landed at Starz, although its lost a couple of names along the way.The network has greenlit the UCP-produced series starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn.
Joel Edgerton, who was set to star and direct is no longer attached, and neither is his brother Nash Edgerton.The pair join Armie Hammer, who was originally attached to the project, but also exited.
The project was first unveiled in February 2020. These two roles, Hammer was set to play White House Counsel John Dean and Edgerton was set to play G.
Gordon Liddy chief operative of Richard Nixon’s “Plumbers” unit, will now be recast.Matt Ross, who has directed feature films including Captain Fantastic and 28 Hotel Rooms,
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