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- 2023
- TV-MA
- HBO
- 2023
- TV-MA
- HBO
Summary First hired in 1971, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) end up causing the Watergate scandal the led to the end of Richard Nixon's presidency in this satirical drama miniseries from David Mandel, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory.
Created By: Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
- 2023
- TV-MA
- HBO
- 2023
- TV-MA
- HBO
White House Plumbers
Season 1 Premiere: May 1, 2023
62
8.2
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Summary First hired in 1971, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux) end up causing the Watergate scandal the led to the end of Richard Nixon's presidency in this satirical drama miniseries from David Mandel, Peter Huyck, and Alex Gregory.
Created By: Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
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59% Positive
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36% Mixed
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5% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 22 Critic Reviews
62
59% Positive
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
36% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
5% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Mandel keeps the tone light (up to a point) and the energy high, and the expansive cast includes actors with comic bona fides Ike Barinholtz, Domhnall Gleeson, and Gary Cole, most of whom show up to steal a scene or two before disappearing back into the fabric of the story. ... It's Harrelson and Theroux's show, however, and both skillfully perform the tightrope act needed to keep the series funny without ignoring the gravity of the events it depicts.
White House Plumbers doesn’t feel pointless. The show’s ensemble cast is electric, and there’s a surprising amount of visual style to boot. Theroux and Harrelson are both stellar, but it’s the show’s delicate depiction of their characters’ real-life buffoonery that will jolt and delight both history-class dropouts and Watergate buffs alike.
User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 51 User Ratings
8.2
84% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
6% Mixed
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3 Ratings
10% Negative
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User Score
Universal Acclaim
Based on 51 User Ratings
8.2
84% Positive
43 Ratings
43 Ratings
6% Mixed
3 Ratings
3 Ratings
10% Negative
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
Шикарнейший сериал про разоблачение мировой власти и политики. Сериал о новой религии под названием "страна, государство"
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Always have loved Woody. Have even liked Theroux since The Leftovers. But dear lord, these two together are something else! Take the the chemistry from True Detective S1 and then make it goofy - This is what we're working with and it's amazing. Also, Lena Headey is an angel and I had no clue.
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While sometimes White House Plumbers finds it hard to satirize what is already ridiculous at face value, it still gets off some big laughs and is bolstered by the performances of Harrelson and Theroux.
Plenty of good work here. But one is left with the feeling there’s a terrific two-hour movie buried beneath this uneven five-part series.
Watergate meets “Veep” in “White House Plumbers,” an at-times-surreal HBO limited series that occasionally feels a little too over the top, mostly because the real-life characters actually were. At its best, it’s a lightweight companion to “All the President’s Men,” presenting the flip side of all that planning and frantic covering up by what amounted to Keystone Criminals.
It seems to lack a clear identity or a clear sense of what it is. It looks the part, and the talent involved is undeniable, but somehow the chemistry is off and the parts don’t fit together. These on-screen dirty tricks just aren’t quite dirty enough.
In the end, White House Plumbers takes itself a touch too seriously to succeed as a farce but draws its characters too broadly to achieve any real pathos.
I am with all the 10 ratings here. This is an excellent show. Funny, riviting, well acted, lots of star power and fun characters. And it is a great way for the gen X and X'ers to learn a little history. Not sure why the critics were not as positive as the rest of us.
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It's from producers of Succession, so I had to check it out. And it's great! Similar tone, but maybe a little more comedy, at least for the first two episodes.
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Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux and Lena Headey are all excellent in this miniseries, especially Theroux, but Watergate is a topic that is already too burned out to matter anymore, especially when US political standards are at rock bottom.
I mean Nixon was forced to resign back then, even with pressure from his own party, but with the likes of Trump, Matt Gaetz, Ted Cruz, Greg Abbott, Lauren Boebert and the detestable Marjorie Taylor Greene, a single incident of election spying seems meaningless compared to them.
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Production Company:
- Crash&Salvage
- HBO Entertainment
- Home Box Office (HBO)
- The District
- wiip studios
Initial Release Date: May 1, 2023
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Nominations
Astra Television Awards
• 6 Nominations
