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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"I knew very little about President Garfield's rise and his short term in the nation's highest office. While this tragic turn of events happened more than 140 years ago, the story holds great relevance today, as our country grapples with a growing mental health crisis, gun violence and disinformation. The performances, costumes and set design swept me away to another time, but the story is strangely modern and relatable, given our current climate. I binged it in one night...."
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Michael Shannon's facial hair in the series was completely fake - he said growing it in "would never happen." Matthew Macfadyen said his beard was 80 percent his own hair and 20 percent hair extensions, which took the makeup department an hour every morning to apply.
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Dramatizes the stranger-than-fiction true story of 20th U.S. President James Garfield, and admirer Charles Guiteau, who assassinated him.