Waco (2018)

Genre

crime, drama

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 6 episodes

Rated

TV-14

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 246 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This miniseries dramatizes the 1993 standoff between federal agents and a religious group in Waco, Texas. It follows the events from the perspectives of both the Branch Davidians and the law enforcement officers involved.

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What happens

Waco is an American television miniseries, developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, that premiered on January 24, 2018, on Paramount Network. The six-episode series dramatizes the 1993 standoff between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), and the Branch Davidians in Waco, Texas and stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Shea Whigham, Melissa Benoist, John Leguizamo, Julia Garner, and Glenn Fleshler. The miniseries received a mixed response from critics who praised the performances and tension, but criticized the show's sympathetic approach to Branch Davidian leader David Koresh. A sequel titled Waco: The Aftermath premiered on April 16, 2023, on Showtime. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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