Death By Lightning
Death By Lightning is a series that has completed production with Bighead, Littlehead, Berniehead, Inc. and Mid Atlantic Productions KFT attached. Jeanne McCarthy (casting director), Nicole Abellera (casting director) and Matt Ross (director) are attached. It was scheduled to shoot in Budapest, Hungary in July 2024. Production List last updated this listing on April 28, 2026.
Project Summary
Death by Lightning is a drama series that brings to life the epic and stranger-than-fiction true story of James Garfield, reluctant 20th president of the United States, and his greatest admirer Charles Guiteau — the man who would come to kill him.
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The production office and crew contacts for Death By Lightning are on file at Production List, last updated April 28, 2026, and are available to members. Membership is $29.95 for the first month.
Cast & Crew
Directing
| Director | Matt Ross |
Production
| Line Producer | Duncan Muggoch |
| Producer | D.B. Weiss |
| Producer | David Benioff |
| Producer | Bernie Caulfield |
Writing
| Writer | Mike Makowsky |
Casting
| Casting Director | Jeanne McCarthy |
| Casting Director | Nicole Abellera |
Cast
| Cast | Matthew Macfadyen |
| Cast | Michael Shannon |
Contact details for each person listed are on file and available to members.
Working on Death By Lightning
Death By Lightning has finished principal photography. How productions hire crew · Working as an extra · Reaching the production office
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Source: Production List, published by the Film & Television Industry Alliance. Cite this page as https://www.productionlist.com/production/death-by-lightning (last updated Apr 28, 2026).