SummaryMartha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), the wife of Nixon's Attorney General (Sean Penn) and the Nixon administrations attempts to keep her from talking about Watergate are at the center of the limited series based on the first season of the Slate podcast Slow Burn.
Created By:Robbie Pickering
Gaslit
Season 1 Premiere:
Apr 24, 2022
Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
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Mixed or Average
5.2
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
70
76% Positive
22 Reviews
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17% Mixed
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7% Negative
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2 Reviews
Apr 20, 2022
100
“Gaslit,” created by Robbie Pickering, is the rare show that has loads of fun bringing history into sharper focus. It takes the names you know, and may have read about, and shows why you should care.
Apr 25, 2022
80
For those who like to get into the nitty-gritty of history, this is illuminating stuff. And at the centre of it all is Roberts, flashing that megawatt smile and bringing depth to the depiction of a woman who in her day was often reduced to caricature.
User score
Mixed or Average
5.2
55% Positive
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6 Ratings
9% Mixed
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4 Ratings
May 9, 2022
8
simply spectacular, the performances of Julia and Sean are off the charts, fascinating the way they tell you this crazy true story
May 3, 2022
6
While I enjoy it as a period piece in the vein of historical accuracy (the details and production values are amazing), but it's not really giving us anything new. I expected it was going to be about Margaret Mitchell, but 2 episodes in and it's not really about her. So far she comes off as a silly woman who feels out of place in DC, starved for attention from her incredibly busy husband. It's no wonder no one took her seriously. So, no one needed her to tell us Nixon was a pos. We found that out on our own.
Apr 21, 2022
80
The series can be watched as dance, a pair of alternating actorly pas de deux, set off by ensemble pieces, and is completely enjoyable as such. ... Roberts and Penn do so well playing people in love, when they’re in love, that you don’t care who they are, historically.
Apr 21, 2022
75
Gaslit is a wickedly entertaining and irreverent look at an infamous slice of American history that none of these characters are particularly proud to be a part of.
Apr 18, 2022
67
One only wishes creator Robbie Pickering had found a better way to balance this trio of intertwined stories. For in trying to juggle all three, he’s created a lopsided triangle that can give you tonal whiplash when you try to follow along, the sum never really jelling any of its sometimes brilliant parts.
Apr 25, 2022
50
"Gaslit" is a little dull, the light of its stars muddled under a huge cast and the heavy weight of history, which it reveals in uneven starts and stops. Over the course of the seven episodes given for review, it sparks the most when the minor characters are allowed to take the stage.
Apr 22, 2022
30
Stevens said that “Gaslit” means to tell the “human stories” behind Watergate. In nearly every aspect of that attempt, it fails. With Martha as the lone exception, the characters are cardboard cutouts or cartoon villains. ... Roberts simply feels miscast as Martha ... It exists to draw attention to itself but has little else to say.
May 31, 2022
1
All I kept thinking while watching Gaslit was: why did this star power cast sign on to such a poor show? It's a terrific show to put on if you need to fall asleep.
Production Company:
- Esmail Corp.
- NBCUniversal Content Studios
- Red Om Films
- Universal Cable Productions
Initial Release Date:Apr 24, 2022
Number of seasons:1 Season
Rating:TV-MA
Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Hollywood Critics Association Television Awards
• 5 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
