Death by Lightning (2025)

Directed by

Matt Ross

Genre

drama, crime

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 87 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This limited series dramatizes the presidency of James A. Garfield and his assassination by Charles Guiteau. It focuses on the relationship between the two men in the lead up to the shooting.

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What happens

Death by Lightning is an American historical drama miniseries created by Mike Makowsky and based on the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard. It stars Michael Shannon as United States President James A. Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin Charles J. Guiteau. The four-episode series premiered on November 6, 2025, on Netflix. It received widespread acclaim from critics, with particular praise for the performances, and was named one of the best television programs of the year by the American Film Institute. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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