The series follows the investigation into the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, from John Wilkes Booth's escape to the trials of those involved in the conspiracy.
On April 14, 1865 President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head while watching a play at Ford’s Theatre. In what is one of the most famous events of all time, actor John Wilkes Booth , after shooting Lincoln, jumped onto the stage and yelled the Latin phrase “Sic semper tyrannis” translated as “thus always to tyrants.” The word “tyrant” by Booth refers to Lincoln, who advocated for the passing of the 13th amendment, which would outlaw slavery in the United States.
Lincoln died the following morning, which is often where depictions of this event end.takes a different approach. Based on the non-fiction book of the same name by James L. Swanson, the series follows the investigation that happened subsequent to the assisination, from Booth’s initial escape to the trials that indicted those involved in what was, in fact, a grand conspiracy. The investigation was led by Secretary of War Edwin Stanton, played in the series by Tobias Menzies. In the years before the assassination, Stanton and Lincoln worked closely, developing a bond and friendship that is a centerpiece of the serie
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