Was the assassin who killed President James Garfield really unwell? Did Chester A. Arthur like drunk boxing? We fact-check "Death by Lightning."

Death by Lightning" dropped on the streamer, and it tells the true story of President James Garfield's election and his tragic assassination.

The Netflix limited series is both a timely exploration of political disillusionment and a frequently amusing character drama.

Seriously. Are those old-timey names ringing a little bit of a bell? Maybe a sense memory from seventh-grade U.S. history class, where you learned about the 19th-century president who was assassinated who wasn't Abraham Lincoln?

Netflix‘s latest mini-series, Death by Lightning, is already garnering acclaim and admiration. Based on Candice Millard’s 2011 book Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President,

Death by Lightning proves that a great story deserves an equally unforgettable soundtrack. From Hanni El Khatib’s soulful vocals to Ramin Djawadi’s sweeping score, the music breathes life into history, turning a 19th-century tragedy into something that feels brand new.

When I started writing Arthur, Nick was really the voice that I had in my mind the entire time,” Death By Lightning showrunner Mike Makowsky reveals.

David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are among the executive producers on the four-part James Garfield drama also featuring Betty Gilpin and Nick Offerman.

Matthew Macfadyen is no stranger to playing a Midwestern sycophant willing to kiss any powerful a-- to get ahead. Whereas Tom Wambsgans fails up to the very top in Succession, his role as Charles Guiteau in the new Netflix historical drama Death by Lightning depicts an intoxicating mix of political ambition and obsessive fandom that turns lethal.