The new HBO miniseries stars Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux as the Watergate burglars.

It’s the second prestige show about the infamous scandal in as many years.

Harrelson, by contrast, plays Hunt as a more tragic figure.

PHOTO April 25, 2023 Photograph by Phil Caruso/HBO Alexis Valdes, Yul Vazquez, Woody Harrelson, Kim Coates, Justin Theroux, Nelson Ascensio, Toby Huss HBO White House Plumbers Season 1

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in ‘White House Plumbers’.Phil Caruso/HBO

That’s not to say thatWhite House Plumbersis devoid of contemporary resonance.