In 1881, a man named Charles Guiteau shot President James A. Garfield twice at point-blank range. The attack, which took place four months into Garfield's presidency, resulted in him becoming the second American president to be assassinated.

Yet the events leading up to the shooting, as well as its aftermath, proved just as shocking as the assassination itself. These make up the bulk of Netflix's four-episode miniseries Death by Lightning , which charts the parallel stories of Garfield (Michael Shannon) and Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen) before their final meeting. Based on the nonfiction book Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard, Death by Lightning offers up a riveting look into a short and often forgotten presidency.

Death by Lightning provides political drama in spades.

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