Death by Lightning

Death by Lightning (2025)


  • Genre: Drama, Crime
  • Creator: Mike Makowsky
  • First Air Date: 2025-11-06
  • Last Air Date: 2025-11-06
  • Total Seasons: 1
  • Total Episodes: 4
  • Status: Ended
  • Episode Runtime: 53 min.
  • Production Company: Bighead Littlehead
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Networks: Netflix
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Summary

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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Death by Lightning Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 2025-11-06
4 Episodes

Death by Lightning Episodes

Title Air Date Duration
Season 1Episode 1The Man from Ohio52 min
Season 1Episode 2Party Faithful47 min
Season 1Episode 3Casus Belli47 min
Season 1Episode 4Destiny of the Republic66 min

  • Michael Shannon

    as James Garfield

  • Matthew Macfadyen

    as Charles Guiteau

  • Nick Offerman

    as Chester A. Arthur

  • Shea Whigham

    as Roscoe Conkling

  • Bradley Whitford

    as James Blaine

  • Betty Gilpin

    as Crete Garfield

  • Alfie Tempest

    as Irvin Garfield

  • Anders Grundberg

    as Abram Garfield(as Anders Grundberg)

  • Dylan Hughes

    as Jim Garfield Jr.

  • Jack Alldridge

    as Harry Garfield

  • Andrew Hefler

    as Tom Platt

  • David Nykl

    as Levi Morton

  • Archie Fisher

    as Joe Brown

  • Laura Marcus

    as Mollie Garfield
Production David Benioff Executive Producer
Production D. B. Weiss Executive Producer
Writing Candice Millard Novel
Production Mike Makowsky Executive Producer
Production Bernadette Caulfield Executive Producer
Production Matt Ross Executive Producer
Production Duncan Muggoch Co-Executive Producer

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