It’s a historic series that now awaits the tandem David Benioff and DB Weiss. The story of “Death by Lightning” is promising, as is the casting, and the project is moving forward with Netflix.
In 2019, Netflix struck a big blow by signing the showrunner duo David Benioff and DB Weiss. The latter gained popularity with their work on Game of Thrones, a multi-award winning series that needs no introduction. According to American mediathe giant would have paid no less than 200 million dollars for this.
An assassinated President
The two screenwriters have since been working on The 3-Body Problem, expected on March 21, and are also overseeing another project. This series, entitled Death by Lightning and taken from the novel Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard, is a biopic about James Garfield, 20th President of the United States, assassinated by his greatest admirer, Charles Guiteau.
The project is currently in development, under the leadership of showrunner Mike Makowsky. David Benioff and DB Weiss serve as executive producers. If the casting of the secondary actors is currently underway, we know who will play the two main roles: Matthew Macfadyen (Succession) will play Guiteau and Michael Shannon (Man of Steel) will play President Garfield.
Today we learn from The Hollywood Reporter that two new actors have been cast in the series: Betty Gilpin (GLOW) who will slip into the shoes of First Lady Crete Garfield and Nick Offerman (The Last of Us) who will be Chester Arthur, the Vice President who will ensure the interim upon the death of the head of state.
The 3-body problem test
But before discovering this political thriller, subscribers are invited next March to binge their next project, The 3-body problembased on the science fiction novel by Chinese writer Liu Cixin.
David Benioff and DB Weiss are expected to turn the corner with this adaptation which promises to be as expensive as it is difficult: the universe is particular, there are no big stars and the scenario is not the easiest to follow. to understand.
This series promises to be a test, both for Netflix and for the two showrunners who were shunned by fans after the last season of Game of Thrones. It remains to be seen whether this deal with the platform will allow them to relaunch.