All eyes are on Washington, D.C. this month as the newly elected President of the United States moves into the White House. National Geographic Channel (NGC) is swept up in the political fever with the latest addition to their successful Killing franchise▼, which has so far featured the channel's three most watched programs of all time — Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus. The latest movie, Killing Reagan, is based on the best-selling Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard book of the same name. The plot▼ focuses on the events leading up to, and the aftermath of, the March 30, 1981, assassination attempt on former President Ronald Reagan who served two terms▼ in the White House from 1981 to 1989.
Killing Reagan stars Tim Matheson as President Reagan and Cynthia Nixon as the First Lady Nancy Reagan. The story provides insight into Reagan's rise to power and his presidency▼, while also shedding light on the psychological problems of the shooter John Hinckley Jr., played by actor Kyle S. More. Hinckley was infamously obsessed with the actress Jodie Foster and her role in the 1976 film Taxi Driver, where the main character plans to assassinate a presidential candidate. Hinckley believed that by shooting President Reagan, he could win Foster's admiration.
The feature-length▼ made-for-TV historical drama will be aired on NGC globally in 45 languages across 171 countries in early 2017. Killing Reagan premiered on NGC back in last October, but this year you can tune in and see how being shot and almost killed affected the former leader of the US during this time in history.
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