Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' stars Michael Shannon as U.S. President James Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his assassin, Charles Guiteau

Actors Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen chat with USA TODAY about their roles in the new historical drama "Death by Lightning" on Netflix.

Mike Makowsky had spent months working on obtaining permission from the government to see the real thing, so perhaps it’s not all that surprising that the new Netflix limited series he’s created,

Netflix’s Death by Lightning dramatizes the life and assassination of President James A. Garfield, starring Michael Shannon as Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as his killer. Meanwhile, Yoko Ono’s first solo museum exhibition in Southern California,

Indeed, Garfield not wanting the nomination for President is one of the reasons why his peers end up elevating him to that position at the RNC that takes place in Death by Lightning. Although as Shannon says, that way of thinking about public servants feels very foreign nowadays.

Assassination thriller “Death by Lightning” showcases the O.G. bad stan with toxic parasocial behavior. Sound familiar?

The fact-based drama "Nuremberg," in theaters Friday, reunites Michael Shannon with Russell Crowe, who played his nemesis in "Man of Steel."