White House Plumbers trailer shows Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as Watergate masterminds bungling the plot to protect President Nixon
The Watergate break-in and the controversy that surrounded it will be told from an all new perspective in the new trailer for the HBO series White House Plumbers.
HBO released a final trailer for the series on Thursday, which also revealed the five-episode series will debut on Monday, May 1 at 9 PM ET.
The series stars Woody Harrelson - who hosted Saturday Night Live late last month - as E. Howard Hunt and Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, the political saboteurs responsible for the Watergate break-in and ultimately the resignation of President Richard Nixon.
The series is adapted from the 2007 book Integrity by Egil Krogh and Matthew Krogh by creators Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck (Veep, What Men Want).
Both Harrelson and Theroux serve as executive producers on the series alongside David Mandel, who directed all five episodes, along with Frank Rich, David Bernad, Gregg Fienberg, Len Amato, and Ruben Fleischer.
![Watergate: The Watergate break-in and the controversy that surrounded it will be told from an all new perspective in the new trailer for the HBO series White House Plumbers](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310913-11922319-Watergate_The_Watergate_break_in_and_the_controversy_that_surrou-a-17_1680218572988.jpg)
Watergate: The Watergate break-in and the controversy that surrounded it will be told from an all new perspective in the new trailer for the HBO series White House Plumbers
![Nixon: The series stars Woody Harrelson - who hosted Saturday Night Live late last month - as E. Howard Hunt and Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, the political saboteurs responsible for the Watergate break-in and ultimately the resignation of President Richard Nixon](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310893-11922319-Nixon_The_series_stars_Woody_Harrelson_who_hosted_Saturday_Night-m-89_1680219078403.jpg)
Nixon: The series stars Woody Harrelson - who hosted Saturday Night Live late last month - as E. Howard Hunt and Justin Theroux as G. Gordon Liddy, the political saboteurs responsible for the Watergate break-in and ultimately the resignation of President Richard Nixon
The trailer begins with a napping Howard being woken up by his wife Dorothy (Lena Headey), telling him the phone call for him is from the White House.
On the other line is Egil Krogh (Rich Sommer) - who was the head of the White House's Special Investigations Unit that tracked down leaks to the press from within the Nixon administration... with his operatives known as 'Plumbers' for stopping leaks.
Krogh tells him, 'Howard, the President asked for a real son of a b***h to handle this Pentagon leak,' referring to the infamous Pentagon Papers.
'What do you need?' Howard says, as he's then seen walking with Krogh, who tells him, 'I want you to meet Gordon Liddy, toughest guy I know. He'll hold his hand in the flame of a candle.'
The trailer shows Liddy doing this very feat at a restaurant, telling his dinner companions, 'I do not bend. I do not break.'
Howard asks, 'What's the trick?' Krogh responds, 'There isn't one. He gets third-degree burns every time.
John Dean (Domhnall Gleeson) tells Howard and Gordon, 'You now work for the Committee to Re-Elect The President,' as Howard and Gordon are both seen hugging.
'Your new mission is to make sure he wins this election. We'll intercept confidential information of the radical left,' Dean tells them.
![White House: The trailer begins with a napping Howard being woken up by his wife Dorothy (Lena Headey), telling him the phone call for him is from the White House](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310925-11922319-White_House_The_trailer_begins_with_a_napping_Howard_being_woken-a-80_1680218979790.jpg)
White House: The trailer begins with a napping Howard being woken up by his wife Dorothy (Lena Headey), telling him the phone call for him is from the White House
![Howard and Egil: 'What do you need?' Howard says, as he's then seen walking with Krogh, who tells him, 'I want you to meet Gordon Liddy, toughest guy I know. He'll hold his hand in the flame of a candle'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310941-11922319-Howard_and_Egil_What_do_you_need_Howard_says_as_he_s_then_seen_w-a-85_1680218980145.jpg)
Howard and Egil: 'What do you need?' Howard says, as he's then seen walking with Krogh, who tells him, 'I want you to meet Gordon Liddy, toughest guy I know. He'll hold his hand in the flame of a candle'
![Do not break: The trailer shows Liddy doing this very feat at a restaurant, telling his dinner companions, 'I do not bend. I do not break'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310889-11922319-Do_not_break_The_trailer_shows_Liddy_doing_this_very_feat_at_a_r-a-81_1680218979811.jpg)
Do not break: The trailer shows Liddy doing this very feat at a restaurant, telling his dinner companions, 'I do not bend. I do not break'
Back at home, Howard's wife Dorothy asks, 'What's the plan?' Howard responds, 'We're gonna hit the DNC at the Watergate.'
'Howard, that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard,' Dorothy responds before walking out of the room.
They're seen breaking into the Watergate but their plan has a hitch right away as they have the wrong tools to break in.
Jeb Magruder (Ike Barinholtz) says, 'Somebody needs to clean this mess up,' as Gordon asks, 'Do you want us to break in a fourth time?'
'Wait, what do you mean a fourth time?' Jeb asks, as Gordon brushes it off saying, 'Nothing, spy talk.'
Gordon gets home and finds his wife Fran in bed, asking him how his day was, as he says, 'There's a chance I might be going to prison.'
She sits up in bed and says, 'Wait, what?!' while we see Dean telling Gordon, 'I really hope you understand the scope and scale of this thing.'
Dorothy tells her husband, 'You tell those spineless two-faced politicians loyalty is a two-way street.
![Watergate: Back at home, Howard's wife Dorothy asks, 'What's the plan?' Howard responds, 'We're gonna hit the DNC at the Watergate'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310933-11922319-image-a-7_1680217564375.jpg)
Watergate: Back at home, Howard's wife Dorothy asks, 'What's the plan?' Howard responds, 'We're gonna hit the DNC at the Watergate'
![Wrong tools: They're seen breaking into the Watergate but their plan has a hitch right away as they have the wrong tools to break in](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310899-11922319-Wrong_tools_They_re_seen_breaking_into_the_Watergate_but_their_p-a-82_1680218979814.jpg)
Wrong tools: They're seen breaking into the Watergate but their plan has a hitch right away as they have the wrong tools to break in
![Clean: Jeb Magruder (Ike Barinholtz) says, 'Somebody needs to clean this mess up,' as Gordon asks, 'Do you want us to break in a fourth time?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310901-11922319-Clean_Jeb_Magruder_Ike_Barinholtz_says_Somebody_needs_to_clean_t-a-83_1680218979815.jpg)
Clean: Jeb Magruder (Ike Barinholtz) says, 'Somebody needs to clean this mess up,' as Gordon asks, 'Do you want us to break in a fourth time?'
Another shot shows Gordon's daughter Grace (Amaryllis Miller) asking from the back of the family car, 'Did you just use a fun family outing to cover up some spy s**t?'
Gordon is seen sending stacks of cash through a shredder as an incredulous Jeb asks, 'Why are you shredding money?'
Howard says, 'We're not bulls. We're patriots acting in this country's best interest,' though his daughter Kevan (Kiernan Shipka) responds, 'What about the best interests of your family?'
The trailer shows shots of all the aforementioned characters along with Kathleen Turner as D.C. lobbyist Dita Beard.
Gordon is seen saying, 'They are trying to break us' while Gordon and Howard are seen at a bar, as Gordon shares some insight about the President.
'The President is a good man. Between you and me, I worry about some of the people with whom he surrounds himself,' as Howard nods in agreement.
The final shot shows a small sign saying 'The Plumbers' installed in front of their office, as Howard explains, 'We fix leaks.'
White House Plumbers debuts with the first episode on May 1, which will be available to stream on HBO Max.
![Shredding: Gordon is seen sending stacks of cash through a shredder as an incredulous Jeb asks, 'Why are you shredding money?'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310911-11922319-Shredding_Gordon_is_seen_sending_stacks_of_cash_through_a_shredd-a-87_1680218980311.jpg)
Shredding: Gordon is seen sending stacks of cash through a shredder as an incredulous Jeb asks, 'Why are you shredding money?'
![Good man: 'The President is a good man. Between you and me, I worry about some of the people with whom he surrounds himself,' as Howard nods in agreement](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310939-11922319-Good_man_The_President_is_a_good_man_Between_you_and_me_I_worry_-a-86_1680218980308.jpg)
Good man: 'The President is a good man. Between you and me, I worry about some of the people with whom he surrounds himself,' as Howard nods in agreement
![Leaks: The final shot shows a small sign saying 'The Plumbers' installed in front of their office, as Howard explains, 'We fix leaks'](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/03/31/00/69310923-11922319-Leaks_The_final_shot_shows_a_small_sign_saying_The_Plumbers_inst-a-88_1680218980402.jpg)
Leaks: The final shot shows a small sign saying 'The Plumbers' installed in front of their office, as Howard explains, 'We fix leaks'
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