Miniseries · HBO
White House Plumbers
Watergate was bad. They were worse.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Woody Harrelson
E. Howard Hunt
5 eps
Justin Theroux
G. Gordon Liddy
5 eps
Lena Headey
Dorothy Hunt
5 eps
Domhnall Gleeson
John Dean
5 eps
Judy Greer
Fran Liddy
5 eps
Kim Coates
Frank Sturgis
5 eps
Toby Huss
James W. McCord
5 eps
Liam James
Saint John Hunt
5 eps
Tony Plana
Rolando 'Musculito' Martinez
5 eps
Yul Vazquez
Bernard 'Macho' Barker
5 eps
Zoe Levin
Lisa Hunt
5 eps
Tre Ryder
David Hunt
5 eps
Nelson Ascencio
Virgilio 'Villo' Gonzales
5 eps
Kathleen Turner
Dita Beard
1 eps
Rich Sommer
Egil 'Bud' Krogh
1 eps
David Krumholtz
William Bittman
2 eps
Gary Cole
Mark Felt
1 eps
Kiernan Shipka
Kevan Hunt
3 eps
Ike Barinholtz
Jeb Magruder
3 eps
John Carroll Lynch
John Mitchell
2 eps
Joel Murray
Don
2 eps
Emily Pendergast
Edwina
1 eps
Zak Orth
Alfred C. Baldwin III
1 eps
Marc Menchaca
Carl Shoffler
2 eps
David Pasquesi
James Jesus Angleton
1 eps
Eddie K. Robinson
Frank Wills
1 eps
F. Murray Abraham
Judge John Sirica
2 eps
Corbin Bernsen
Richard Kleindienst
1 eps
Neil Casey
Douglas Caddy
2 eps
Prema Cruz
Michelle Clark
1 eps
Peter Serafinowicz
William F. Buckley, Jr.
1 eps
Steven Bauer
Dr. Manuel Artime
1 eps
Annie Fitzgerald
1 eps
Peter Grosz
Earl Silbert
1 eps
Robert Smigel
Inmate Friedman
1 eps
Drew Moore
Golfer
1 eps
LeeAnne Hutchison
Reporter
2 eps
Comfort Clinton
Crystal
1 eps
Jim Downey
Spencer Oliver
1 eps
Julie Hays
Mary the Hunt's Maid
3 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How White House Plumbers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
White House Plumbers reads strongest on Serialized, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E05
True Believers
Amid rumors of the White House's involvement, Liddy shares his concerns about Hunt's stability with John Dean and tries to make a deal. Hunt's daughter Kevan leverages a secret notebook to convince her father to come clean in his Senate testimony.
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E02
Please Destroy This, Huh?
While Hunt and Dorothy entertain Liddy and his wife, Fran, their kids Lisa and Saint John paint a less-than-perfect portrait of the family. Later, on the outs with Nixon's Attorney General John Mitchell, Hunt and Liddy get a chance to redeem themselves.
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E03
Don't Drink the Whiskey at the Watergate
Hunt, Liddy and the Cubans attempt to break into the DNC offices at the Watergate to plant listening devices for the White House.
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E04
The Writer's Wife
Reeling from the arrests at the Watergate, Hunt enlists Saint John's help to dispose of evidence, while Liddy warns the acting Attorney General that the burglaries can be tied back to the President.
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E01
The Beverly Hills Burglary
A year before the Watergate break-in, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy are tasked with investigating the Pentagon Papers leak, gathering a team of Cubans -- all Bay of Pigs veterans -- to infiltrate whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office.
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E05
True Believers
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E04
The Writer's Wife
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E03
Don't Drink the Whiskey at the Watergate
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E02
Please Destroy This, Huh?
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
S01E01
The Beverly Hills Burglary
- Directed by David Mandel
- Written by Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Peter Huyck
Creator
Alex Gregory
Showrunner
Woody Harrelson
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Len Amato
Executive producer
Ruben Fleischer
Executive producer
Justin Theroux
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Gregg Fienberg
Executive producer
Frank Rich
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Nne Ebong
Executive producer
David Mandel
Executive producer
Paul Lee
Executive producer
David Bernad
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Mark Roybal
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Woody HarrelsonExecutive Producer
- Len AmatoExecutive Producer
- Peter HuyckExecutive Producer
- Ruben FleischerExecutive Producer
- Justin TherouxExecutive Producer
- Gregg FienbergExecutive Producer
Writing
- Peter HuyckWriter
- Alex GregoryWriter
Direction
- David MandelDirector
Cinematography
- Steven MeizlerDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff CardoniOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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