
Death by Lightning(2025)
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.


“The assassination was just the beginning.”
A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination—as the fate of the country hangs in the balance.

Tobias Menzies
Edwin Stanton

Anthony Boyle
John Wilkes Booth

Lovie Simone
Mary Simms

Will Harrison
David Herold

Brandon Flynn
Eddie Stanton Jr.

Damian O'Hare
Thomas Eckert

Glenn Morshower
Andrew Johnson

Matt Walsh
Dr. Samuel Mudd

Hamish Linklater
Abraham Lincoln
Manhunt is a drama, crime series that first aired in 2024 exploring themes of based on novel or book, asthma, miniseries, political assassination, american civil war, manhunt. Created by James L. Swanson, it stars Tobias Menzies, Anthony Boyle, Lovie Simone. A conspiracy thriller about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history. This is the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination—as the fate of the country hangs in the balance.
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