The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Michael Shannon
James Garfield
Death by Lightning
2025Drama, Crime1 season7.3A
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man…
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The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Facts
- First aired6 November 2025Kartik 20, 2082 BS
- Episodes1 seasons · 4 episodes
- Episode runtime53m
- GenresDrama, Crime
- Created byMike Makowsky
- LanguageEnglish
- StatusEnded
- NetworkNetflix
- ProductionBighead Littlehead
- CountryUnited States of America
Keywords
based on novel or bookusa presidentpresidentminiseriespolitical assassination
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Cast
Full cast (30)Michael ShannonJames Garfield
Matthew MacfadyenCharles Guiteau
Nick OffermanChester A. Arthur
Shea WhighamRoscoe Conkling
Bradley WhitfordJames Blaine
Betty GilpinCrete Garfield
Alfie TempestIrvin Garfield
Anders GrundbergAbram Garfield
Dylan HughesJim Garfield Jr.
Jack AlldridgeHarry Garfield
Andrew HeflerTom Platt
David NyklLevi Morton
Archie FisherJoe Brown
Laura MarcusMollie Garfield
Tuppence MiddletonKate Sprague
Vondie Curtis-HallFrederick Douglass
Paula MalcomsonFranny Scoville
Barry Shabaka HenleyBlanche Bruce
Dominic ApplewhiteGrier
Nicholas WoodesonLoeffler
Cast 30
Matthew Macfadyen
Charles Guiteau
Nick Offerman
Chester A. Arthur
Shea Whigham
Roscoe Conkling
Bradley Whitford
James Blaine
Betty Gilpin
Crete Garfield
Alfie Tempest
Irvin Garfield
Anders Grundberg
Abram Garfield
Dylan Hughes
Jim Garfield Jr.
Jack Alldridge
Harry Garfield
Andrew Hefler
Tom Platt
David Nykl
Levi Morton
Archie Fisher
Joe Brown
Laura Marcus
Mollie Garfield
Tuppence Middleton
Kate Sprague
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Frederick Douglass
Paula Malcomson
Franny Scoville
Barry Shabaka Henley
Blanche Bruce
Dominic Applewhite
Grier
Nicholas Woodeson
Loeffler
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Backdrops 18
Posters 15
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Michael Shannon·Matthew Macfadyen·Nick Offerman·Shea Whigham·Bradley Whitford·Betty Gilpin·Alfie Tempest·Anders Grundberg