Death by Lightning

1 Season

Limited Series

4 Episodes

2025

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Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President

literary work

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Available in 131 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaTV-MA	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
United Kingdom15	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
Canada18+	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
AustraliaMA 15+	Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads	—	—	—
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Cast

Michael Shannon

James Garfield

Matthew Macfadyen

Charles Guiteau

Nick Offerman

Chester A. Arthur

Shea Whigham

Roscoe Conkling

Bradley Whitford

James Blaine

Betty Gilpin

Crete Garfield

Alfie Tempest

Irvin Garfield

Anders Grundberg

Abram Garfield(as Anders Grundberg)

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Dylan Hughes

Jim Garfield Jr.

Jack Alldridge

Harry Garfield

Andrew Hefler

Tom Platt

David Nykl

Levi Morton

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based on novel or bookusa presidentpresidentminiseriespolitical assassination

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Created By

Mike Makowsky

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