Overview
- The four-part Netflix miniseries, adapted from Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic and created by Mike Makowsky with direction by Matt Ross, premiered on November 6.
- Collider, citing FlixPatrol, reports the show has held the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Netflix chart for a full week and notes a 91% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes.
- People’s fact-vs-fiction explainer affirms the historical view that Garfield’s death stemmed from infection caused by unsanitary medical care, not the bullet wound itself.
- The same explainer identifies invented moments used for dramatic effect, including a raucous night out involving Chester A. Arthur and a prison visit by Lucretia Garfield.
- IndieWire’s craft coverage details editorial choices designed to maintain empathy and narrative parity between Garfield and Guiteau, using pacing and shot selection to balance humor and gravity.