Dan Stevens Replaces Armie Hammer in Julia Roberts-Sean Penn Watergate Series GASLIT at Starz

Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey, Legion) has been hired to replace Armie Hammer in the upcoming series Gaslit. Stevens joins Julia Roberts and Sean Penn in the Starz Watergate drama. Matt Ross is directing and exec producing while Robbie Pickering is showrunner. Sam Esmail and his Esmail Corp colleague Chad Hamilton will exec produce alongside Pickering, Ross, Roberts via her Red Om Films banner, and Anonymous Content and Slate’s Gabriel Roth and Josh Levin. Lisa Gillan and Marisa Yeres are co-exec producers. Leon Neyfakh, who created the podcast, will consult on the project.

Based on the Slate podcast Slow Burn and the series’ modern take on Watergate, Gaslit focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s bumbling, opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers who eventually would bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.

Hammer dropped out amid sexual allegations, and Starz has no comment at this time. Stevens is a great actor, and this is a great project for him to join. Gaslit is set to hit Starz sometime later this year.

via: Deadline