Paramount Network’s unveiled the second official trailer for Waco, the dramatic series inspired by real events. The event series consists of six parts and stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, and Julia Garner.
Paramount Network’s set a January 24, 2018 premiere date.
Waco is executive produced by series stars Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon as well as John Erick Dowdle, Drew Dowdle, and Salvatore Stabile. John Erick and Drew Dowdle wrote episodes one, two, and six. Salvatore Stabile wrote episodes three and five, with Sarah Nicole Jones writing episode four. In addition, John Erick Dowdle directed episodes one, three, and six, and Dennie Gordon directed episodes four and five.
The Waco Plot: In February, 1993, the eyes of the world converged on Mount Carmel, a small religious community located just outside Waco, TX. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) had just conducted a massive raid on David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians. After what became the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement history, four ATF agents and six civilians were dead and dozens more were wounded. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI assault led to a fire that engulfed Mount Carmel, killing 76 men, women, and children.
What precipitated the ATF raid, and what transpired over the ensuing standoff, remains one of the most misunderstood stories in American history. Based on two biographies, A Place Called Waco, by Branch Davidian David Thibodeau, one of the nine survivors of the final fire on April 19, 1993, and Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator, written by the FBI’s Head of Crisis Negotiation Unit Gary Noesner, the six-part scripted series “Waco” will forever change the way the dramatic siege will be viewed. A quarter century after this seminal moment in American history, Paramount Network will chronicle this true story told from several perspectives of those who were intimately involved.
