57 h. ago Death By Lightning facts from a president's 'real' killer to an unimpressed sex cult

Netflix's new historical series Death By Lightning tells the "wild" true story of the events surrounding the death of America's 20th President James Garfield.

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3 d. ago Death by Lightning: The unbelievable true story of James Garfield’s presidency and assassination

Netflix miniseries stars Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen as President James Garfield and his assassin

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3 d. ago Death By Lightning explains what happened to assassin Charles Guiteau

Death By Lightning has finally dropped on Netflix but how did assassin Charles Guiteau's story end?

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3 d. ago Death By Lightning explains why Charles Guiteau assassinated US President James Garfield

Netflix's Death By Lightning sees the build-up and the aftermath to Charles Guiteau killing America's 20th President James Garfield.

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3 d. ago Death by Lightning review – absolutely nobody plays losers like Matthew Macfadyen

The Succession actor is utterly brilliant in every moment of this punchy historical miniseries. His portrayal of the crank who killed the US president in 1881 takes his mastery to the next level“My name,” says Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), the anti-hero of punchy four-part historical miniseries Death by Lightning, “will be known one day all across this country!” Guiteau was, until now, wrong. He tried to insert himself into history by assassinating the US president, James Garfield, in 1881 – but Garfield was only four months into his tenure, so all Guiteau did by shooting him was turn them both into difficult pub quiz answers.Death by Lightning pays careful tribute to Garfield, a quietly extraordinary statesman, but its focus is Guiteau and, if this show is a hit, he might finally get his wish. If so, it’ll be because Charles Guiteau has become a byword for the sort of pitiable crank that Matthew Macfadyen plays better than anyone else on television. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Netflix Death By Lightning cast from Handmaid's Tale to The Last of Us stars

Death By Lightning follows the true story of America's assassinated 20th President James Garfield and his greatest admirer as well as his killer Charles Guiteau.

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