Overview
- Death By Lightning is a Netflix limited series of four episodes launching Thursday, November 6.
- Creator Mike Makowsky developed the adaptation over six years, with executive producers David Benioff and D.B. Weiss attached.
- The drama is based on Candice Millard’s 2011 nonfiction book Destiny of the Republic.
- Michael Shannon portrays Garfield, while Matthew Macfadyen plays Charles Guiteau, joined by Nick Offerman and Bradley Whitford in key roles.
- The series centers on Garfield’s unexpected rise and the era’s battles over corruption and civil service reform, which the creators say feel timely.