Netflix's 'Death By Lightning' series starring Matthew Macfadyen and Michael Shannon gets a November premiere date!
Netflix has released a promo poster (see above ^) and set a streaming premiere date for its upcoming miniseries, Death By Lightning starring Matthew Macfadyen (as Charles Guiteau) and Michael Shannon (President Garfield). It will premiere on Netflix on November 6, 2025.
Death By Lightning starring MatthewMacfadyen, Michael Shannon, Nick Offerman, Betty Gilpin, and Bradley Whitford
Death by Lightning is a new limited drama series about the true story of the 20th president of the United States, James Garfield (Shannon), and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau (Macfadyen) — the man who would come to kill him.
Michael Shannon certainly looks the part; I'm cautiously optimistic because the cast looks great. I would hope for, though I shouldn't realise it can be unlikely, historical authenticity and immersion are mostly held within the facts. Some recent historical miniseries like Manhunt and Franklin threw out the source material in favor of spinning complete fiction. Hopefully Millard's work is brought to life instead of bastardized. If they stick to the actual facts and do not take too much creative license, it will be well worth watching. Hopefully the screenwriters did not "shorthand" the story of his failed treatment and the involvement of Alexander Graham Bell. That's a story unto itself. And not to mention the ironic presence of Robert Lincoln (and later near the McKinley assassination). Two out of four presidential assassinations (Lincoln and Kennedy) are always remembered the most when it comes to memory. Hopefully this will reawaken interest in Garfield, his assassination, and the creation of the professionalized civil service.
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