Death by Lightning - Season 1 - Eps 4: 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.
About Death by Lightning
Title: Death by Lightning
First Air Date: 2025-11-06
Last Air Date: 2025-11-06
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.616/10 (from 43 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: Netflix
Genres: Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Bighead Littlehead
Synopsis
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
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(as Anders Grundberg)
Dylan Hughes
Jim Garfield Jr.
Jack Alldridge
Harry Garfield
