Overview
- The four-part limited series is now streaming on Netflix, adapted from Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic.
- Forbes reports it is currently No. 1 on Netflix and holds a 91% critic score from 54 reviews with an 89% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
- Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen earn widespread acclaim for their portrayals, with notable support from Nick Offerman, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham and Bradley Whitford.
- Reviews highlight deliberate anachronisms and a humor-laced tone that connect Gilded Age patronage politics to contemporary themes.
- Fact-checks have affirmed key historical elements depicted, and Netflix has billed the project as a miniseries, making further seasons unlikely.