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Death by Lightning
2025
· TV Show
· 53 min episodes
· 1 season
A
MEANRANK
82/100
Every rating
75–90
out of 100
Everyone agrees
Lowest is Metacritic users on 75, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 90.
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Details
- Created by
- Mike Makowsky
- Studio
- Bighead Littlehead
- Released
- 6 November 2025
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 53 min
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Episodes
- 4 across 1 season
- Awards
- 3 wins, 16 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 19 →3 wins from 19 nominations across 10 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2025 | Excellence in Television Movie or Limited Series | Gemma Jackson | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Betty Gilpin | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Limited Series | Death by Lightning | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Critics' Choice Awards 2025 | Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Nick Offerman | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Mike Makowsky | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nick Offerman | Nominee |
| Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards 2025 | Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Joseph Krings, Anna Hauger, Michael Ruscio, Joe Leonard, Bridget Case, and Derek Desmond (for "The Man from Ohio") | Nominee |
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Critics' Choice Awards
4 nominations
| Best Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Michael Shannon | Nominee |
| Best Limited Series | Death by Lightning | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Nick Offerman | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie Made for Television | Betty Gilpin | Nominee |
Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
4 nominations
| Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Adriano Goldman (for "Destiny of the Republic") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Joseph Krings, Anna Hauger, Michael Ruscio, Joe Leonard, Bridget Case, and Derek Desmond (for "The Man from Ohio") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Nick Offerman | Nominee |
| Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie | Mike Makowsky | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination
| Excellence in Television Movie or Limited Series | Gemma Jackson | Nominee |
Writers Guild of America Awards
1 nomination
| Best Limited Series | Mike Makowsky | Nominee |
Gotham TV Awards
4 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series | Michael Shannon | Winner |
| Outstanding Lead Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series | Matthew Macfadyen | Nominee |
| Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Mike Makowsky, David Benioff, Bernadette Caulfield, D. B. Weiss, and Matt Ross | Nominee |
| Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Limited or Anthology Series | Nick Offerman | Nominee |
TCA Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Movies, Miniseries, or Specials | Death by Lightning | Winner |
USC Scripter Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Adapted Screenplay – Television | Mike Makowsky (for "Destiny of the Republic") | Winner |
American Cinema Editors Awards
1 nomination
| Best Edited Limited Series | Joseph Krings, Anna Hauger, Michael Ruscio, and Joe Leonard (for "The Man from Ohio") | Nominee |
Peabody Awards
1 nomination
| Entertainment | Death by Lightning | Nominee |
Visual Effects Society Awards
1 nomination
| Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode | Rainer Gombos, Steve Kullback, Marko Ljubez, and David Ramos (for "The Man from Ohio") | Nominee |