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James A. Garfield isn't exactly the most memorable President in American history. After all, he was shot just a few months into his presidency, eventually dying from infection eight months after taking the oath of office. But Garfield, played by Michael Shannon, is given new life in Netflix's new historical miniseries "Death By Lightning." The show details not just Garfield's presidential campaign and tragically short tenure in the White House, but also the parallel story of Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen), his assassin. Both became two of the most notable figures of their day (albeit for very different reasons), yet both were swiftly forgotten and lost to history.

With incredible performances from its two lead actors, as w

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