Death by Lightning
Created by Mike Makowsky
On Netflix
A literary historical miniseries examining the parallel trajectories of an unlikely president and his assassin, grounded in psychological and political complexity.
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Essence
Ensemble
Michael Shannon
James Garfield
Matthew Macfadyen
Charles Guiteau
Nick Offerman
Chester A. Arthur
Shea Whigham
Roscoe Conkling
Bradley Whitford
James Blaine
Betty Gilpin
Crete Garfield
Alfie Tempest
Irvin Garfield
Anders Grundberg
Abram Garfield
Dylan Hughes
Jim Garfield Jr.
Jack Alldridge
Harry Garfield
Andrew Hefler
Tom Platt
David Nykl
Levi Morton
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