Eager to be rid of each other, Stanton and Johnson plot each other’s political demise, as the country edges towards a constitutional crisis.

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Starring Jeremy Schwartz as Edwin Stanton.

Also featuring (in order of appearance):

Robert McCollum (Congressman John Bingham)

Sean Hennigan (Secretary of State William Henry Seward) 

J. Michael Tatum (Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles)

R. Bruce Elliott (President Andrew Johnson)

William Jackson Harper (John Mercer Langston)

Aaron Roberts (Marshal James McPhail)

Chris Hury (General Lorenzo Thomas)

Brandon Potter (Charles A. Dunham aka Sanford Conover)

Created by Steven Walters and Erik Archilla

Directed by Robert McCollum

Written by Steven Walters

Executive Producer: Lindsay Graham

Co-executive Producers: Erik Archilla, Robert McCollum and Steven Walters

Music and Sound Design by Lindsay Graham

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