Death by Lightning(2025)
series - first aired/released 2025-11-06 - audience 7.3
Drama, Crime
Directed by Matt Ross
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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Cast
Michael ShannonJames Garfield
Matthew MacfadyenCharles Guiteau
Nick OffermanChester A. Arthur
Shea WhighamRoscoe Conkling
Bradley WhitfordJames Blaine
Betty GilpinCrete Garfield
Alfie TempestIrvin Garfield
Anders GrundbergAbram Garfield
Dylan HughesJim Garfield Jr.
Jack AlldridgeHarry Garfield
Andrew HeflerTom Platt
David NyklLevi Morton
Archie FisherJoe Brown
Laura MarcusMollie Garfield
Tuppence MiddletonKate Sprague
Vondie Curtis-HallFrederick Douglass
Paula MalcomsonFranny Scoville
Barry Shabaka HenleyBlanche Bruce
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Dominic ApplewhiteGrier
Nicholas WoodesonLoeffler
Daniel GoslingFoster
Christine Grace SzarkóDr. Susan Edson
Stuart MilliganChairman Hoar- Mary AngiolilloDesk Matron
Roy McCrereyAlabama Man- Andrew Van WilpeArkansas Man
Henry FisherConnecticut Man- Jaimie WilsonIllinois Man
Steve MinerIndiana Man
Roderick HillIowa Man
Damian Odess-GillettMassachusetts Man- Randall Scott WilliamsPennsylvania Man
- Jake Bernard BucknerVirginia Man(as Jake Buckner)
Owen GoodWisconsin Man
Julian KrennCub Reporter- Timothy OtisNY Reporter
- Timothy OtisNY Reporter
Kyle SollerRobert Todd Lincoln
Alistair PetrieJohn Sherman
Wayne BrettUlysses Grant
Jamie WilsonIllinois Man
Seasons
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