Series synopsis
Slow Burn is an American documentary war & politics television series that premiered on Epix on February 16, 2020. It stars Leon Neyfakh.
In this adaptation of the award-winning podcast, Slow Burn’s Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters of recent political history—and finds surprising parallels to the present.
Premise
In this adaptation of the award-winning podcast, Slow Burn’s Leon Neyfakh excavates the strange subplots and forgotten characters of recent political history—and finds surprising parallels to the present.
Premise: Meet the insiders — and outsiders — who set the White House on fire.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Leon Neyfakh as Self - Host
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 6 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | February 16, 2020 | March 22, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Martha Martha Mitchell, wife of Nixon's attorney general John Mitchell, makes a discovery that changes her life and threatens to take down a sitting president. She will be the first of many to take on a White House determined to hide its secrets. |
February 16, 2020 |
| 2 |
Losing Ground In the wake of the Watergate break-in, Texas Congressman Wright Patman follows a money trail that seems to lead to the White House. What follows is an extraordinary game of political cat and mouse. |
February 23, 2020 |
| 3 |
Suspicious Minds A plane goes down in Chicago, intensifying suspicions of conspiracy in the Watergate case. Mainstream journalists and intrepid outsiders pursue the truth through Nixon’s bid for reelection. |
March 1, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Epix |
|---|---|
| First aired | February 16, 2020 |
| Last aired | March 22, 2020 |
| Status | continue |