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Netflix Releases Death By Lightning, Limited Series on President Garfield’s Assassination

The four-part drama adapts Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic to probe the killing’s political fallout with a focus on contested history.

Overview

  • All four episodes premiered November 6 on Netflix and are now available to stream.
  • Michael Shannon stars as President James A. Garfield, with Matthew Macfadyen as assassin Charles J. Guiteau.
  • Creator Mike Makowsky says he developed the project for years, describing the real events as astonishingly relevant.
  • The adaptation draws on Millard’s book and features historical figures including Alexander Graham Bell and Vice President Chester Arthur.
  • Coverage characterizes the show as a limited series, with no renewal announced and any discussion of a second season framed as speculative.