7.3
Death by Lightning
2025
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.
PilotMar 14, 2024 · 57m · ★ 7.5President Lincoln is assassinated five days after the Civil War ends. Edwin Stanton, his right-hand man, finds himself at the aftermath's forefront.
Post-mortemMar 14, 2024 · 60m · ★ 6.8Facing a nation without a president, Stanton grapples with funeral arrangements, suspects, and piecing together a larger conspiracy.
Let the Sheep FleeMar 21, 2024 · 55m · ★ 7.0The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expats reorganize. Booth is taken underground in Maryland.
The Secret LineMar 28, 2024 · 54m · ★ 7.3Stanton and Detective Baker investigate ties between Manhattan's most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth.
A Man of DestinyApr 4, 2024 · 44m · ★ 7.6President Johnson interferes with Lincoln's vital plans. Stanton's health deteriorates as he closes in on Booth.
UselessApr 11, 2024 · 56m · ★ 7.7Stanton gets a win, but not the way he wanted. He plans for the conspirators' trial, which he must conquer to keep Lincoln's legacy alive.
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 MenziesEdwin Stanton
Anthony BoyleJohn Wilkes Booth
Lovie SimoneMary Simms
Will HarrisonDavid Herold
Brandon FlynnEddie Stanton Jr.
Damian O'HareThomas Eckert
Glenn MorshowerAndrew Johnson
Matt WalshDr. Samuel Mudd
Hamish LinklaterAbraham Lincoln
Josh StewartSanford Conover
Patton OswaltDet. Lafayette Baker
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Spencer Treat ClarkLewis Powell
Antonio J BellMilo Simms
Daniel CroixJoseph 'Peanuts' Burroughs
C.J. HoffLouis Weichmann
Larry PineSecretary William Henry Seward
Anne DudekEllen Stanton
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