When Does "Death by Lightning" (2025) Take Place?
"Death by Lightning" is a historical fiction television series showran by Mike Makowsky that released November 6th, 2025. So when is "Death by Lightning" set?
It takes place in the years:
We know this because episode one "The Man from Ohio" depicts a "REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION" (as displayed on a huge banner) involving the incumbent United States of American president Ulysses S. Grant, Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman, and Ohio Representative James Garfield, this is the 1880 Republican Party National Convention held from June 2nd, 1880 AD to June 8th, 1880 AD in the real world. So it is June of 1880 AD at this point.
1880 AD - 1881? AD
We know this because episode one "The Man from Ohio" depicts a "REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION" (as displayed on a huge banner) involving the incumbent United States of American president Ulysses S. Grant, Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman, and Ohio Representative James Garfield, this is the 1880 Republican Party National Convention held from June 2nd, 1880 AD to June 8th, 1880 AD in the real world. So it is June of 1880 AD at this point.
Furthermore, right away at the start of the main action there's a time setting title card superimposed over the footage that reads "1880" in episode one "The Man from Ohio".
Later, in episode ? it depicts Charles J. Guiteau shooting US president James Garfield and this happened in the real world on July 2nd, 1881 AD.
Additionally, episode one "The Man from Ohio" includes an opening prologue that opens with a shot of a radio, a technology for capturing radio waves first publicly demonstrated by Guglielmo Marconi in 1896 AD. Regular public broadcasting began in 1920 AD. So it must be after 1920 AD. Furthermore, the same shot includes a time setting title card of its own superimposed over the footage reading: "1969" so it is presumably 1969 AD. Though this can't be confirmed by context.
Finally, the entire? series includes quick flashbacks to Garfield's time in the Union Army during the American Civil War– primarily at the Battle? of Shiloh?, which happened in the real world on April 6th, 1862 AD and April 7th, 1862 AD.
