Netflix 宣布推出《权力的游戏》创作者的剧集《闪电之死》，讲述詹姆斯·加菲尔德总统的一生和被暗杀的故事。 Netflix announces a Game of Thrones creators' drama series, Death by Lightning, about President James Garfield's life and assassination.

Netflix 宣布推出由《权力的游戏》主创大卫·贝尼奥夫和 D.B. Netflix has announced a new drama series from Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. 韦斯：闪电之死。 Weiss: Death by Lightning. 该剧根据坎迪斯·米勒德的《共和国的命运》改编，讲述了詹姆斯·加菲尔德总统的崛起以及他被查尔斯·吉托暗杀的故事。 The show is based on Candice Millard's Destiny of the Republic and follows President James Garfield's rise and his assassination at the hands of Charles Guiteau. 迈克尔·珊农 (Michael Shannon) 和马修·麦克费登 (Matthew Macfadyen) 已被选为主角，香农饰演加菲猫，麦克费登饰演吉托 (Guiteau)。 Michael Shannon and Matthew Macfadyen have been cast as the leads, with Shannon playing Garfield and Macfadyen portraying Guiteau.