The aftermath of the first American presidential assassination and the fight to preserve and protect the ideals that were the foundation of Lincoln's Reconstruction plans.
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Cast:Tobias Menzies , Anthony Boyle , Lovie Simone , Will Harrison , Brandon Flynn , Damian O'Hare , Glenn Morshower , Patton Oswalt , Matt Walsh , Hamish Linklater , Josh Stewart , Lili Taylor , Spencer Treat Clark , Antonio J Bell , Betty Gabriel , John Billingsley , C.J. Hoff , Anne Dudek
President Lincoln is assassinated five days after the Civil War ends. Edwin Stanton, his right-hand man, finds himself at the aftermath's forefront.
Facing a nation without a president, Stanton grapples with funeral arrangements, suspects, and piecing together a larger conspiracy.
The hunt expands to Québec, where a nest of Confederate spies and expatriates reorganize; John Wilkes Booth is taken underground in Maryland.
Stanton and Detective Baker investigate ties between Manhattan's most elite Wall Street traders, the Confederacy, and Booth.
President Johnson interferes with Lincoln's vital plans. Stanton's health deteriorates as he closes in on Booth.
Stanton gets a win, but not the way he wanted. He plans for the conspirators' trial, which he must conquer to keep Lincoln's legacy alive.
Risking his personal and professional standing, Edwin Stanton produces the trial of the century to seek justice against everyone responsible.