Overview
- The four-part historical miniseries premiered November 6 and is fully available to stream on Netflix.
- Early reception is broadly positive, with 91% critic approval and 89% audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes and a 7.8 rating on IMDb.
- Viewership pushed the title into top positions on Netflix’s charts shortly after release.
- Michael Shannon portrays President James A. Garfield opposite Matthew Macfadyen as Charles J. Guiteau, with Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, Bradley Whitford and Shea Whigham in supporting roles.
- Adapted from Candice Millard’s Destiny of the Republic, the series was created by Mike Makowsky, directed by Matt Ross, scored by Ramin Djawadi, and is widely read as a creative comeback for executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss.