Death by Lightning
TV Show18+2025•53dk•star7.3(97)•trending_up7
DramaCrime
Creator:Mike Makowsky
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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StatusEnded
First AiredNovember 6, 2025
Last AiredNovember 6, 2025
Episode Runtime53dk
Seasons1
Episodes4
TypeMiniseries
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Last Episode
S1 E4 • 11/6/2025
Destiny of the Republic
Conkling goes on the offensive as Garfield challenges the New York political machine. Isolated and desperate, Guiteau weighs a history-making decision.
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Featured 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
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