Death by Lightning (2025)

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

Death by Lightning

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Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

as James Garfield

Matthew Macfadyen

Matthew Macfadyen

as Charles Guiteau

as Chester A. Arthur

as Roscoe Conkling

Bradley Whitford

Bradley Whitford

as James Blaine

as Crete Garfield

as Irvin Garfield

Anders Grundberg

Anders Grundberg

as Abram Garfield(as Anders Grundberg)

as Jim Garfield Jr.

as Harry Garfield

as Mollie Garfield

Tuppence Middleton

Tuppence Middleton

as Kate Sprague

Vondie Curtis-Hall

Vondie Curtis-Hall

as Frederick Douglass

Paula Malcomson

Paula Malcomson

as Franny Scoville

Barry Shabaka Henley

Barry Shabaka Henley

as Blanche Bruce

Dominic Applewhite

Dominic Applewhite

Nicholas Woodeson

Nicholas Woodeson

Christine Grace Szarkó

Christine Grace Szarkó

as Dr. Susan Edson

Stuart Milligan

Stuart Milligan

as Chairman Hoar

Mary Angiolillo

Mary Angiolillo

Andrew Van Wilpe

Andrew Van Wilpe

as Arkansas Man

as Connecticut Man

Damian Odess-Gillett

Damian Odess-Gillett

as Massachusetts Man

Randall Scott Williams

Randall Scott Williams

as Pennsylvania Man

Jake Bernard Buckner

Jake Bernard Buckner

as Virginia Man(as Jake Buckner)

as Wisconsin Man

as Cub Reporter

as Illinois Man

as Illinois Man

as Robert Todd Lincoln

Alistair Petrie

Alistair Petrie

as John Sherman

as Ulysses Grant

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Seasons

Season 1

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