Film/TV

Death by Lightning

2025

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Media Criticism

“Death by Lightning” Dramatizes the Assassination America Forgot

The new Netflix miniseries makes the 1881 killing of President James Garfield feel thrillingly current.

by Inkoo Kang via The New Yorker on November 11, 2025
Explainer

The Real Story Behind ‘Death by Lightning’ and the Assassination of President James A. Garfield

The series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th president, who was fatally shot by Charles Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he’d secured Garfield’s election.

by Zachary Clary via Smithsonian Magazine on November 6, 2025

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