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[10/11/24 - 10:01 AM]
"Death by Lightning" Reveals Full Cast - All-New Limited Series from Mike Makowsky Wraps Production in Hungary
The Netflix series brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau - the man who would come to kill him.

[07/19/24 - 11:26 PM]
Development Update: Week of July 15-19
Updates include: Paramount+ cancels "Halo" after two seasons; Syfy likewise gives the hook to "Reginald the Vampire"; and FOX not moving forward with its "Bedrock" animated series.
[05/24/24 - 11:17 PM]
Development Update: Week of May 20-24
Updates include the cancellations of Max's "The Girls on the Bus"; Freevee's "High School" and "Primo"; The CW's "The Spencer Sisters" and "Walker"; as well as Apple's "Still Up."
[02/28/24 - 02:31 PM]
Betty Gilpin and Nick Offerman Join Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon in "Death by Lightning"
Gilpin will play First Lady Crete Garfield and Offerman will play Chester Arthur in the drama series that brings to life the true story of James Garfield (Shannon) and his admirer turned assassin Charlies Guiteau (Macfadyen).
[02/01/24 - 09:01 AM]
Netflix Announces New Drama Series "Death by Lightning" Starring Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen
The drama series brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau - the man who would come to kill him.






DEATH BY LIGHTNING (NETFLIX)
Premieres in TBA 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
???
STATUS:
new in 2024/2025 (date TBA)
TIME SLOT:
not on the schedule
CURRENT SEASON:
1 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
limited series
DESCRIPTION:
(from Netflix's press release, February 2024) Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau - the man who would come to kill him.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Alistair Petrie as John Sherman
· Archie Fisher as Joe Brown
· Barry Shabaka Henley as Blanche Bruce
· Ben Miles as George Scoville
· Betty Gilpin as Crete Garfield
· Bradley Whitford as James Blaine
· Kyle Soller as Robert Todd Lincoln
· Laura Marcus as Mollie Garfield
· Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Guiteau
· Michael Shannon as James Garfield
· Nick Offerman as Chester Arthur
· Paula Malcomson as Franny Scoville
· Shaun Parkes as Charles Purvis
· Shea Whigham as Roscoe Conkling
· Tuppence Middleton as Kate Chase Sprague
· Vondie Curtis Hall as Frederick Douglass
· Željko Ivanek as Doctor Bliss
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Stephen McKinley Henderson as Blanche Bruce (Originally Cast)
CREW INFORMATION:
· Bernie Caulfield as EP
· Candice Millard as BOOK
· D.B. Weiss as EP
· David Benioff as EP
· Matt Ross as DIR/EP
· Mike Makowsky as CRTR/EP
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· no information is available