13 August, 2025 Siobhan Marie Day 0 Comments 3 categories

Genre Political drama Satire Created by Alex Gregory Peter Huyck Based on Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh Written by Alex Gregory Peter Huyck Directed by David Mandel Starring Woody Harrelson Justin Theroux Lena Headey Domhnall Gleeson Judy Greer Kim Coates Toby Huss Liam James Tony Plana Yul Vazquez Zoe Levin Nelson Ascencio Tre Ryder Alexis Valdés Ike Barinholtz Kiernan Shipka Composer Jeff Cardoni Country of origin United States Original language English No. of episodes 5 Production Executive producers Woody Harrelson Justin Theroux Alex Gregory Peter Huyck David Mandel Frank Rich Ruben Fleischer David Bernad Paul Lee Nne Ebong Mark Roybal Len Amato Gregg Fienberg Running time 45–63 minutes Production companies Fearless Films Hot Seat Productions Perfect Pleasant Productions Genco Pura Olive Oil Company wiip The District Crash&Salvage HBO Entertainment Original release Network HBO Release May 1 – May 29, 2023

The Watergate Sprung a Leak…

White House Plumbers is an American satirical political drama miniseries created and written by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, and directed by David Mandel. Based on the 2007 book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh, the series premiered on HBO on May 1, 2023. It stars Woody Harrelson, Justin Theroux, Domhnall Gleeson, Lena Headey, and Judy Greer.

Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck attend HBO's "White House Plumbers" New York Premiere at 92nd Street Y on April 17, 2023 in New York City. Photo by Cindy Ord/WireImage

David Mandel attends HBO's "White House Plumbers" New York Premiere at 92nd Street Y on April 17, 2023 in New York City. Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

SOON TO BE AN HBO SERIES, "THE WHITE HOUSE PLUMBERS," STARRING WOODY HARRELSON AND JUSTIN THEROUX In 1971, Egil "Bud" Krogh was summoned to a closed-door meeting by John Ehrlichman, his mentor and key confidant of President Richard Nixon, in a secluded office in the Western White House. Krogh thought he was walking into a meeting to discuss the drug control program launched on his most recent trip to South Vietnam. Instead, he was handed a file and the responsibility for the SIU, Special Investigations Unit, later to become notorious as "The Plumbers." The unit was to investigate the leaks of top-secret government documents, particularly the Pentagon Papers, to the press. The president considered this task critical to national security. Nixon said he wanted the unit headed up by a "real son of a bitch." He got the studious, zealous, and loyal-to-a-fault Bud Krogh instead. In that instant, Krogh was handed the job that would lead to one of the most famous conspiracies in presidential history and the demise of the Nixon administration. Integrity is Krogh's memoir of his experiences-of what really went on behind closed doors, of how a good man can lose his moral compass, of how exercising power without integrity can destroy a life. It also tells the moving story of how he turned his life back around. For anyone interested in the ethical challenges of leadership, or of professional life, Integrity is thought-provoking and inspiring reading.

Egil "Bud" Krogh Jr. (/ɛɡɪl kroʊɡ/; August 3, 1939 – January 18, 2020) was an American lawyer who became infamous as an official of the Nixon administration and who was imprisoned for his part in the Watergate scandal. He was a Senior Fellow on Ethics and Leadership at the Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress and Counselor to the Director at the School for Ethics and Global Leadership. Krogh co-authored the book Integrity: Good People, Bad Choices, and Life Lessons from the White House with his son Matthew.[1] The book is the basis for the HBO series White House Plumbers.

Woody Harrelson as E. Howard Hunt in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

Domhnall Gleeson as John Dean in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

Lena Headey as Dorothy Hunt in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

Judy Greer as Fran Liddy in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

The series centers on E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, two of President Richard Nixon’s most zealous political operatives and key figures behind the Watergate scandal. Tasked with stopping leaks to the press — earning them the nickname the “White House Plumbers” — their covert actions and escalating schemes ultimately helped bring down the very presidency they were meant to protect.

Justin Theroux and Woody Harrelson in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO|MAX

Woody Harrelson, Nelson Ascencio, Kim Coates, Toby Huss, Tony Plana, Justin Theroux, and Yul Vazquez in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO

Justin Theroux, Woody Harrelson, Nelson and David Krumholtz in "White House Plumbers" (2023) Photo Credit: HBO

White House Plumbers is the Featured Television Blog of the month for August, for its theme of leaks, lies, & the White House, you can expect a detailed critique of the series where we look at the real history behind White House Plumbers, There is also a recommendation that includes a look at the Watergate break-in. There is also a detailed review of Integrity by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh. For the interview, Woody Harrelson & Justin Theroux on recreating Watergate. There is also a Top Ten List, and for White House Plumbers, My Top Ten Woody Harrelson Movies. Last but not least, the Featured Television Blog of the month includes an Official Trailer for the featured series!