
So, I just finished hearing about this new limited series on Netflix, and it sounds amazing! The team behind Bad Education, Mike Makowsky, along with David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, tackled Candice Millard’s non-fiction book, Destiny of the Republic. They’ve turned it into a show called Death by Lightning, and the cast is seriously impressive – Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Betty Gilpin, Nick Offerman, and Shea Whigham are all on board. Makowsky told Tudum he’s been working on this for six years, and he still can’t believe how true – and wild and tragic – the story of James Garfield and his time really is. He thinks it actually feels more relevant today, which is pretty powerful. I’m definitely adding this to my watchlist!