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Death by Lightning

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Shea Whigham in Death by Lightning
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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.

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    • Mike Makowsky
  • Stars
    • Michael Shannon
    • Nick Offerman
    • Matthew Macfadyen
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      • Nick Offerman
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    Michael Shannon
    Michael Shannon
    • President James Garfield
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    • Chester Arthur
    Matthew Macfadyen
    Matthew Macfadyen
    • Charles Guiteau
    Betty Gilpin
    Betty Gilpin
    • Crete Garfield
    Laura Marcus
    Laura Marcus
    • Mollie Garfield
    Dylan Hughes
    Dylan Hughes
    • Jim Garfield Jr.
    Roy McCrerey
    Roy McCrerey
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    Michael Carter
    Michael Carter
    • Rep. Joy
    Alfie Tempest
    Alfie Tempest
    • Irvin Garfield
    Sam Bell
    Sam Bell
    • Sarah
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    Anders Olof Grundberg
    • Abram Garfield
    Jeremy Wheeler
    Jeremy Wheeler
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    Jamie Wilson
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    Andrew Van Wilpe
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    Ralph Berkin
    Ralph Berkin
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    Brendan Douglas
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    Jack Alldridge
    Jack Alldridge
    • Harry Garfield
    Jacob Channell
    Jacob Channell
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      Nick Offerman and Shea Whigham filmed Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning (2025) around the same time as this series.

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