Overview

• Netflix unveiled the first full trailer for Death by Lightning, confirming a four-episode limited series debut on Thursday, November 6, 2025.
• Michael Shannon portrays President James A. Garfield, with Matthew Macfadyen as Charles J. Guiteau, the admirer who later assassinated him.
• The series is based on Candice Millard’s 2011 nonfiction book Destiny of the Republic.
• Matt Ross directs all episodes, with Mike Makowsky as creator and executive producer alongside David Benioff, D. B. Weiss and Bernie Caulfield.
• The ensemble includes Nick Offerman as Chester A. Arthur, Shea Whigham as Roscoe Conkling, Bradley Whitford as James Blaine and Betty Gilpin as Crete Garfield, with guest roles including Vondie Curtis Hall as Frederick Douglass.