STARZ WATERGATE DRAMA "GASLIT" CASTS GUEST STARS

Nate Corddry, Amy Landecker, Lauren E. Banks, Ahna O'Reilly, Beth Hall, and Bill Duke join Julia Roberts and Sean Penn Led Series for STARZ

Santa Monica, Calif. - October 22, 2021 - STARZ announced today that guest roles were added to the STARZ Original series "Gaslit," the untold story of Martha Mitchell's role in exposing Watergate. Nate Corddry ("For All Mankind," "Mindhunter"); Amy Landecker ("Transparent," "The Handmaid's Tale"); Lauren E. Banks ("City on a Hill," "Maniac"); Ahna O'Reilly ("Where the Crawdads Sing," "The Morning Show"); Beth Hall ("Mad Men," "Mom"); and Bill Duke ("No Sudden Move," "Black Lightning") join the series led by Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in guest roles. The series is created and executive produced by Robbie Pickering ("Mr. Robot," "Search Party," Natural Selection).

"Gaslit" is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal - from Nixon's bumbling, opportunistic subordinates and the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.

The story will center on Martha Mitchell, played by Julia Roberts. A big personality with an even bigger mouth, Martha is a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon's loyal Attorney General, John Mitchell, played by Sean Penn. Despite her party affiliation, she's the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon's involvement in Watergate, causing both the Presidency and her personal life to unravel. As Attorney General, Mitchell is Nixon's most trusted advisor and best friend. Temperamental, foulmouthed and ruthless - yet hopelessly in love with his famously outspoken wife - he'll be forced to choose between Martha and the President.

"Gaslit" Guest Cast

Nate Corddry will play "Michael Deaver," a campaign official for then-governor Reagan and a key potential ally which sends John and Martha Mitchell (Sean Penn, Julia Roberts) on a mission to California.

Amy Landecker will play "Lurleen Landry," an old friend to Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts) who inspires Martha's trip back to her hometown in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.

Lauren E. Banks will play "Janelle Lewis," a journalist for JET Magazine who interviews Frank Wills (Patrick Walker) about the early role he played in the Watergate investigation.

Ahna O'Reilly will play "Gail Magruder," wife of Watergate co-conspirator Jeb Magruder (Hamish Linklater). A headstrong woman, Gail plays a surprising role in her husband's decision of whether to turn himself in to the Special Prosecutor.

Beth Hall will play "Helen Thomas," a legendary reporter in the White House press corps, who worked for the United Press International wire service for almost 60 years and was one of Martha Mitchell's (Julia Roberts) closest confidants.

Bill Duke will play "Charles Anderson," the Watergate night security manager who hires Frank Wills (Patrick Walker).

Along with Pickering, Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic, 28 Hotel Rooms) will direct and executive produce, with Sam Esmail ("Homecoming," "Mr. Robot"), via his overall deal with UCP, and Chad Hamilton ("Mr. Robot," "Homecoming"), serving as executive producers under their production banner Esmail Corp. Roberts will executive produce under her banner Red Om Films along with co-executive producers Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres Gill. Anonymous Content and Slate's Gabriel Roth and Josh Levin will also executive produce. Leon Neyfakh, who created the podcast, will consult on the project. "Gaslit" is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, for STARZ.

"Gaslit" will air on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada and on its international premium streaming platform Starzplay across its complete footprint in Europe, Latin America and Japan.

Executive Vice President of Original Programming Karen Bailey is the STARZ executive overseeing "Gaslit."

About STARZ

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly-rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ(R) service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its STARZPLAY international premium streaming platform to provide subscribers access to the "best of global SVOD." STARZPLAY, coupled with its STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture, has expanded its global footprint into more than 55 countries throughout Europe and Latin America along with Canada, Japan, India and Indonesia. STARZ and STARZPLAY are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

ABOUT UNIVERSAL CONTENT PRODUCTIONS

Universal Content Productions (UCP), a division of Universal Studio Group, is a best-in-class content studio that leverages the power and scale of NBCUniversal while collaborating with visionary storytellers. The studio is responsible for commercially successful and critically acclaimed scripted and unscripted docu-series programming, including "The Umbrella Academy," "Battlestar Galactica," "Mr. Robot," "The Act," "Monk," "Dr. Death," "Dr. Death: The Undoctored Story," "Homecoming," "The Sinner," "Suits," "Dirty John" and "Psych." Upcoming titles include "Gaslit" starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn as well as "Joe Exotic" with Kate McKinnon, Kyle MacLachlan, William Fichtner, Dean Winters and John Cameron Mitchell.