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Death by Lightning

★ 7.3 TMDB Rating · 104 votes

The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.

Created by
Mike Makowsky
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
Episode length
~53m
First aired
Nov 6, 2025
Networks
Netflix
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of Death by Lightning

  • Portrait of Michael Shannon

    Michael Shannon

    James Garfield

  • Portrait of Matthew Macfadyen

    Matthew Macfadyen

    Charles Guiteau

  • Portrait of Nick Offerman

    Nick Offerman

    Chester A. Arthur

  • Portrait of Shea Whigham

    Shea Whigham

    Roscoe Conkling

  • Portrait of Bradley Whitford

    Bradley Whitford

    James Blaine

  • Portrait of Betty Gilpin

    Betty Gilpin

    Crete Garfield

  • Portrait of Alfie Tempest

    Alfie Tempest

    Irvin Garfield

  • Portrait of Anders Grundberg

    Anders Grundberg

    Abram Garfield

  • Portrait of Dylan Hughes

    Dylan Hughes

    Jim Garfield Jr.

  • Portrait of Jack Alldridge

    Jack Alldridge

    Harry Garfield

  • Portrait of Andrew Hefler

    Andrew Hefler

    Tom Platt

  • Portrait of David Nykl

    David Nykl

    Levi Morton

Where to Stream Death by Lightning by Country

United States
Streaming on Netflix
United Kingdom
Streaming on Netflix
India
Streaming on Netflix
Canada
Streaming on Netflix
Australia
Streaming on Netflix

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Seasons

  • Poster for Limited Series of Death by Lightning

    Limited Series

    Nov 6, 2025

    4 episodes

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