7.867 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestConkling goes on the offensive as Garfield challenges the New York political machine. Isolated and desperate, Guiteau weighs a history-making decision.
The story of James Garfield, who rose from obscurity to become America's 20th President — and Charles Guiteau, the man who assassinated him.
Acting
Macfadyen's unhinged Guiteau is Succession's Tom Wambsgans gone full American psycho.
Writing
Dialogue that makes 1881 feel uncomfortably contemporary.
Production
Gilded Age aesthetics so detailed you'll smell the coal smoke.
Creator
Mike Makowsky
Michael Shannon
James Garfield
Matthew Macfadyen
Charles Guiteau
Nick Offerman
Chester A. Arthur
Shea Whigham
Roscoe Conkling
Bradley Whitford
James Blaine
Betty Gilpin
Crete Garfield
Alfie Tempest
Irvin Garfield
Anders Grundberg
Abram Garfield
Dylan Hughes
Jim Garfield Jr.
Jack Alldridge
Harry Garfield
Andrew Hefler
Tom Platt
David Nykl
Levi Morton
Archie Fisher
Joe Brown
Laura Marcus
Mollie Garfield
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Guiteau genuinely believed he would be celebrated as a hero and was baffled by his conviction—he planned to run for president in 1884 from prison.
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