Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning (2025)

Drama Crime

The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.

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  • First Air Date: 2025-11-06
  • Last Air Date: 2025-11-06
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Episode Runtime: 53 min.
  • Network: Netflix
  • Creator: Mike Makowsky

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    • Seasons

    • Season 1

      4 Episodes

    Trailer

    Cast

    • Michael Shannon

      James Garfield

    • 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

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