Cast & Creative Team in Place for Killing Reagan

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Tim Matheson (The West Wing, Burn Notice) will star as the actor turned California governor turned president in National Geographic Channel’s two-hour scripted movie Killing Reagan, joined by Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City) as first lady Nancy Reagan.

The director of Killing Reagan will be Rod Lurie (The Contender), with a script written by Eric Simonson (Short Subject). Killing Reagan marks the fourth project in a successful partnership between National Geographic Channel, Scott Free Productions and Bill O’Reilly. The previous three collaborations—Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy and Killing Jesus—are the network’s three most-watched programs of all time.

“With this fourth installment of the highly successful Killing franchise, we are, along with our partners, Bill O’Reilly and Scott Free Productions, going to use the assassination attempt as a crucible to tell the fascinating and compelling story of Ronald Reagan and his lasting impact on the global stage,” said Carolyn Bernstein, National Geographic Channel’s executive VP and head of global scripted development and production. “We’re delighted to have Tim and Cynthia on board to bring this story to life during an unpredictable and historic election year.”

“Even nearly 30 years after his presidency, and more than ten years after his death, Ronald Reagan’s mark on American politics and the global geopolitical landscape, through both his actions and his policies, still reverberates today,” said O’Reilly. “There is much that can be learned by looking back at that riveting period in history.”