Death by Lightning
Sign in to saveDeath by Lightning is an American historical drama miniseries created by Mike Makowsky and based on the 2011 book Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard. It stars Michael Shannon as United States President James A. Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin Charles J. Guiteau. The four-episode series premiered on November 6, 2025, on Netflix. It received widespread acclaim from critics, with particular praise for the performances, and was named one of the best television programs of the year by the American Film Institute.
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- Instance of
- television series
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Matt Ross
- Cast member
- Shea Whigham
- Composer
- Ramin Djawadi
- Cinematographer
- Adriano Goldman
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- original broadcaster
- Netflix
- start time
- 2025-11-06
- end time
- 2025-11-06
- costume designer
- Michael Wilkinson
- number of episodes
- 4
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