Miniseries · Netflix
Death by Lightning
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Michael Shannon
James Garfield
4 eps
Matthew Macfadyen
Charles Guiteau
4 eps
Nick Offerman
Chester A. Arthur
4 eps
Shea Whigham
Roscoe Conkling
4 eps
Bradley Whitford
James Blaine
4 eps
Betty Gilpin
Crete Garfield
4 eps
Alfie Tempest
Irvin Garfield
4 eps
Anders Grundberg
Abram Garfield
4 eps
Dylan Hughes
Jim Garfield Jr.
4 eps
Jack Alldridge
Harry Garfield
4 eps
Andrew Hefler
Tom Platt
4 eps
David Nykl
Levi Morton
4 eps
Archie Fisher
Joe Brown
4 eps
Laura Marcus
Mollie Garfield
4 eps
Tuppence Middleton
Kate Sprague
3 eps
Vondie Curtis-Hall
Frederick Douglass
2 eps
Paula Malcomson
Franny Scoville
2 eps
Barry Shabaka Henley
Blanche Bruce
2 eps
Dominic Applewhite
Grier
2 eps
Nicholas Woodeson
Loeffler
2 eps
Daniel Gosling
Foster
2 eps
Christine Grace Szarkó
Dr. Susan Edson
2 eps
Stuart Milligan
Chairman Hoar
2 eps
Mary Angiolillo
Desk Matron
2 eps
Roy McCrerey
Alabama Man
2 eps
Andrew Van Wilpe
Arkansas Man
2 eps
Henry Fisher
Connecticut Man
2 eps
Jaimie Wilson
Illinois Man
1 eps
Steve Miner
Indiana Man
2 eps
Roderick Hill
Iowa Man
2 eps
Damian Odess-Gillett
Massachusetts Man
2 eps
Randall Scott Williams
Pennsylvania Man
2 eps
Jake Bernard Buckner
Virginia Man(as Jake Buckner)
2 eps
Owen Good
Wisconsin Man
2 eps
Julian Krenn
Cub Reporter
2 eps
Timothy Otis
NY Reporter
1 eps
Timothy Otis
NY Reporter
1 eps
Kyle Soller
Robert Todd Lincoln
1 eps
Alistair Petrie
John Sherman
1 eps
Wayne Brett
Ulysses Grant
1 eps
The story
What it's about
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Matt RossExecutive Producer
- Mike MakowskyExecutive Producer
- Hameed ShaukatProducer
- D. B. WeissExecutive Producer
- Bernadette CaulfieldExecutive Producer
- David BenioffExecutive Producer
Writing
- Mike MakowskyWriter
Direction
- Matt RossDirector
Cinematography
- Adriano GoldmanDirector of Photography
Music
- Ramin DjawadiOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- NetflixStreaming
- Netflix Standard with AdsStreaming
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