Based on The New York Times best-selling novel, Killing Lincoln is the suspenseful, eye-opening story of the events surrounding the assassination of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. While some aspects of the plot to slay Lincoln and cripple the newly forming union are widely known, much more of the history unfolds in this insightful epic account. As actor John Wilkes Booth becomes increasingly obsessed with removing Lincoln from office, a secret plot forms, and ultimately empowers Booth to carry out an event that will change America forever.