At the beginning of the Netflix limited series “Death by Lightning,” about the rise and fall of President James Garfield in 1880–81, his soon-to-be assassin tries to excuse his checkered past before ...

Netflix is bringing the life and death of former President James Garfield to the small screen. The four-part limited series derives its name from a famous quote by Garfield, per Netflix's Tudum.

Death by Lightning,” a mini-series on assassinated president James Garfield is up for a Peabody Award next week, but it was C ...

Death by Lightning book author Candice Millard and series creator Mike Makowsky address what really caused President James Garfield's death. Death by Lightning ends with Garfield (Michael Shannon) ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Michael Shannon stars as President James Garfield in the Netflix miniseries "Death by Lightning." File Photo by Christine Chew/UPI ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Netflix‘s new limited series Death By Lightning tells the strange story of one of our lesser known presidents, James A. Garfield (Michael Shannon). Garfield stunned the ...

Mike Makowsky had spent months working on obtaining permission from the government to see the real thing, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that the new Netflix limited series he’s created, ...

Netflix's new four-part miniseries dives into the plot to assassinate President James Garfield. Death by Lightning is full of recognizable arrogance, political intrigue and unexpected betrayal. James ...

James A. Garfield, a figure relatively unfamiliar to the public, resurfaced in modern memory with "Death by Lightning," a Netflix drama series released this November. It follows Garfield’s presidency ...

The James A. Garfield Memorial at Lake View Cemetery will be the gathering place at 1 p.m. April 25 for “Garfield Family & ...

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