Death By Lightning Trailer: Netflix Casts Michael Shannon And Matthew Macfadyen As A President And His Assassin — Get Release Date
Netflix on Thursday released a trailer for Death by Lightning, a four-part historical epic starring Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) as President James Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) as Garfield's greatest admirer — and eventual assassin — Charles Guiteau.
Premiering Thursday, Nov. 6, the limited series has assembled quite the cabinet of Netflix alumni: additional series regulars — as seen in the footage above — include Shea Whigham (American Primeval) as Roscoe Conkling, Nick Offerman (The Umbrella Academy) as Chester Arthur, Bradley Whitford (The Diplomat) as James Blaine, and Betty Gilpin (GLOW) as Crete Garfield.
Rounding out the ensemble are guest stars Alistair Petrie (Sex Education) as John Sherman, Archie Fisher (Steve) as Joe Brown, Barry Shabaka Henley (Forever) as Senator Blanche Bruce, Ben Miles (The Crown) as George Scoville, Kyle Soller (Andor) as Robert Todd Lincoln, Laura Marcus (Bad Education) as Mollie Garfield, Paula Malcomson (Ray Donovan) as Franny Scoville, Shaun Parkes (Lost in Space) as Dr. Charles Purvis, Tuppence Middleton (Black Mirror) as Kate Chase Sprague, Vondie Curtis Hall (The Recruit) as Frederick Douglass, and Željko Ivanek (Madam Secretary) as Dr. Doctor Bliss (yes, that's his name).
Executive producers include creator Mike Makowsky (Bad Education), director Matt Ross (Gaslit), and David Benioff, D.B. Weiss and Bernie Caulfield (Game of Thrones, 3 Body Problem).
Scroll down for additional first-look photos, then hit the comments: Will you be adding Death by Lightning to your Netflix watch list?
