Overview
- The four-part miniseries premiered November 6 on Netflix and quickly reached top positions on the service's charts.
- Early reception reports cite 91% positive critic scores and 89% audience approval on Rotten Tomatoes, with an IMDb rating of 7.8.
- Michael Shannon portrays President James A. Garfield, with Matthew Macfadyen as assassin Charles J. Guiteau, alongside Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford and Shea Whigham.
- Adapted from Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic and created for television by Mike Makowsky, the series is credited to executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.
- Reviewers praise period-accurate production, Matt Ross’s direction and Ramin Djawadi’s score, while noting the show’s focus on patronage, corruption and the psychology of political violence.