Watergate: Blueprint For a Scandal

Season 1

An immersive look inside Nixon's inner circle and the schemes that took place behind closed doors by the Committee to Re-Elect the President that would eventually unravel his presidency.

20224 episodesTV-14

Documentary

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S1 E1 - The Break-In
June 4, 2022
42min
TV-14
The Watergate break-in cover-up unraveled Nixon's presidency. John Dean, former White House Counsel to the President, reveals the real story behind the cover-up and the strategic operations orchestrated by Nixon's inner circle.
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S1 E2 - The Coverup Continues
June 4, 2022
42min
TV-14
John Dean realizes he must convince Nixon to stop lying as he is pulled deeper into the cover-up of the Watergate break-in. Dean makes plans to go public, providing information from which the Nixon administration will never recover.
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S1 E3 - The Whistleblower
June 11, 2022
42min
TV-14
As the administration sinks deeper into the Watergate scandal, John Dean juggles to appease all stakeholders. Dean's fateful April 15 conversation with Nixon unravels the cover-up plot and culminates in his testimony in front of the Senate.
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S1 E4 - The Downfall
June 11, 2022
42min
TV-14
The bombshell revelation of Nixon's White House recording system leads to a battle for audio tapes, which eventually collapse his presidency. Would the abuses of power end with Watergate or would we see the same abuses in politics today?
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