The White House Plumbers

White House Plumbers is an American satirical political drama television miniseries created and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck and directed by David Mandel, based on the 2007 book Integrity by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh. The series stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson, Kiernan Shipka, and Lena Headey and it premiered on HBO on May 1, 2023. Premise Watergate masterminds and President Richard Nixon's political operatives E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy are part of the "White House Plumbers". Charged with plugging press leaks by any means necessary, they accidentally overturned the Presidency they were trying to protect. Cast and characters Main Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt: A CIA officer who, as part of the White House Plumbers, was tasked with identifying the sources of national security leaks following the publication of the Pentagon Papers in 1971. Hunt was convicted of burglary, conspiracy, and wiretapping and served 33 months in prison for the charges. Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy: A White House lawyer who worked alongside Hunt to direct the burglary of the DNC headquarters in the Watergate building. Liddy was convicted of burglary, conspiracy, and refusing to testify to the Senate committee investigating Watergate. He served nearly 52 months in federal prison for the charges. Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt: wife of E. Howard Hunt. Mrs. Hunt was one of 45 people killed in the crash of United Air Lines Flight 553 on December 8, 1972, in the Chicago neighborhood of West Lawn. Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean: An attorney who served as Nixon's White House Counsel from July 1970 until April 1973. Following his role in the cover-up of the Watergate scandal, he testified to Congress as a witness and pled guilty to a single felony in exchange for a reduced sentence if he would serve as a key witness for the Watergate prosecution. Dean was disbarred as a lawyer following his guilty plea. Judy Greer as Fran Liddy: wife of G. Gordon Liddy Kim Coates as Frank Sturgis Gary Cole as Mark Felt Toby Huss as James W. McCord Jr. Liam James as Saint John Hunt Tony Plana as Eugenio "Muscolito" Martínez Yul Vazquez as Bernard "Macho" Barker Zoe Levin as Lisa Hunt Nelson Ascencio as Virgilio "Villo" Gonzalez Rich Sommer as Egil "Bud" Krogh Tre Ryder as David Hunt Alexis Valdés as Felipe De Diego