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Death by Lightning

  • TV Mini Series
  • 2025–
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Death by Lightning (2025)
DocudramaEpicHistorical EpicPeriod DramaPolitical DramaBiographyDramaHistory

Death by Lightning dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.Death by Lightning dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.Death by Lightning 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
    • Andrew Hefler
    • Betty Gilpin
    • Michael Shannon
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    • Creator
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    • Stars
      • Andrew Hefler
      • Betty Gilpin
      • Michael Shannon
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    Andrew Hefler
    • Senator Tom Platt
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    Betty Gilpin
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    • Crete Garfield
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    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • President James Garfield
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    Matthew Macfadyen
    Matthew Macfadyen
    • Charles Guiteau
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    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Chester Arthur
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    Laura Marcus
    Laura Marcus
    • Mollie Garfield
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    Dylan Hughes
    Dylan Hughes
    • Jim Garfield Jr.
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    Sam Bell
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    • Sarah
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    Michael Carter
    Michael Carter
    • Rep. Joy
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    Roy McCrerey
    Roy McCrerey
    • Alabama Delegate
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    Alfie Tempest
    Alfie Tempest
    • Irvin Garfield
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    Alex Montyro
    Alex Montyro
    • Mudd
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    Jamie Wilson
    Jamie Wilson
    • Illinois Delegate
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    Anders Olof Grundberg
    Anders Olof Grundberg
    • Abram Garfield
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    Joe Horn
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    Jeremy Wheeler
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    Andrew Van Wilpe
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    • Arkansas Delegate
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    Jack Alldridge
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    • Harry Garfield
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      • Mike Makowsky
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    • Release date
      • November 6, 2025 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Muerte por un rayo
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      • Hungary
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      • Bighead Littlehead
      • Pioneer Stillking Films
      • Slater Hall Pictures
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