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Death by Lightning

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2025
  • TV-MA
  • 50m
IMDb RATING
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Death by Lightning (2025)
Death by Lightning dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.
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Dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.Dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.Dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.

  • Creator
    • Mike Makowsky
  • Stars
    • Matthew Macfadyen
    • Michael Shannon
    • Betty Gilpin
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    20K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    752
    256
    • Creator
      • Mike Makowsky
    • Stars
      • Matthew Macfadyen
      • Michael Shannon
      • Betty Gilpin
    • 180User reviews
    • 33Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys
      • 4 wins & 18 nominations total

    Episodes

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    Video 3:45
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    Top Cast98

    Matthew Macfadyen
    Matthew Macfadyen
    • Charles Guiteau
    • 2025
    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • James Garfield
    • 2025
    Betty Gilpin
    Betty Gilpin
    • Crete Garfield
    • 2025
    Shea Whigham
    Shea Whigham
    • Roscoe Conkling
    • 2025
    Bradley Whitford
    Bradley Whitford
    • James Blaine
    • 2025
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Chester Arthur
    • 2025
    Laura Marcus
    Laura Marcus
    • Mollie Garfield
    • 2025
    Archie Fisher
    Archie Fisher
    • Joe Brown
    • 2025
    David Nykl
    David Nykl
    • Levi Morton
    • 2025
    Andrew Hefler
    Andrew Hefler
    • Tom Platt
    • 2025
    Jack Alldridge
    Jack Alldridge
    • Harry Garfield
    • 2025
    Dylan Hughes
    Dylan Hughes
    • Jim Garfield Jr.
    • 2025
    Anders Olof Grundberg
    Anders Olof Grundberg
    • Abram Garfield
    • 2025
    Alfie Tempest
    Alfie Tempest
    • Irvin Garfield
    • 2025
    Tuppence Middleton
    Tuppence Middleton
    • Kate Sprague
    • 2025
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    Vondie Curtis-Hall
    • Frederick Douglass
    • 2025
    Paula Malcomson
    Paula Malcomson
    • Franny Scoville
    • 2025
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    Barry Shabaka Henley
    • Blanche Bruce
    • 2025
    • Creator
      • Mike Makowsky
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    • Trivia
      Robert Lincoln is the only son of Abraham and Mary Todd Lincoln who survived into adulthood and the only family member not interred in Lincoln's tomb. He was around three presidential assassinations: at his father's deathbed, walking beside Garfield and nearby when McKinley got shot.
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      Senator Conkling when dumping Senator Platt, asked his intended replacement if he wanted to move to D.C. His affirmative reply was "Well the cherry blossoms" The famous cherry trees of Washington were not planted until 1912 in the Taft administration.
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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 6, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Убитий блискавкою
    • Filming locations
      • Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Bighead Littlehead
      • Origo Catering
      • Pioneer Stillking Films
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 50m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.20 : 1

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