7.557 minSeason 1 • Episode 7
LatestRisking his personal and professional standing, Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.
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.
Acting
Boyle's Booth is uncomfortably magnetic, Menzies simmers with grief-rage
Production
Muddy, candlelit authenticity that rejects Lincoln-saint mythology
Writing
Stanton's asthma attacks as physical manifestation of crushing pressure
Creator
Monica Beletsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Tobias Menzies researched Stanton's actual asthma treatments, including the 1860s practice of smoking 'medicinal' cigars for lung relief.
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