I must agree with the fellow reviewers who have MAJOR problems with the casting. If you are familiar with this story , either by reading the book , or by various 10 star documentaries or dramas.,you just can't get by the casting. It's not fair to expect this series to have blockbuster Hollywood talent...but come on...casting comedy actors in pivotal roles ??? 40ish Hamish Linkleter playing Lincoln ? Matt Walsh from VEEP in a pivotal role as Dr. Mudd , and stunningly Patton Oswald who's greatest line from King of Queens was " MY TIVO THINKS I'M GAY !!" As Union spy Lafayette Baker. All we needed was Keenan Thompson as Fredrick Douglass and Kate McKinnon as Mary Todd Lincoln.
Even the excellent Tobias Menzies, would have been better cast as Lincoln as opposed to Stanton. Also the always sinister Josh Stewart would have been better in a conspirator role than the reporter/spy role given.
I still give it an above average grade because of the can't miss subject, adapted from the award winning book by James L. Swanson ....but man ,this could have been a home run !
Even the excellent Tobias Menzies, would have been better cast as Lincoln as opposed to Stanton. Also the always sinister Josh Stewart would have been better in a conspirator role than the reporter/spy role given.
I still give it an above average grade because of the can't miss subject, adapted from the award winning book by James L. Swanson ....but man ,this could have been a home run !