Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle’s Waco: The Aftermath on Showtime released its third episode this weekend, and it’s quickly becoming one of those shows that we wait all week for. With gritty storytelling and fantastic acting, the accurate retelling of the events that followed the tragedy at Waco, Texas, in 1993 has grabbed all the viewers’ attention. Two separate stories are presented together, with one portion looking at the defense trial of the survivors of the tragedy, while the other looks at Michael Shannon’s character trying to unearth a terrorist plot. FBI negotiator Gary Noesner figures out that a terrorist plot is underway by the Nazis and tries his best to dig up clues before another tragedy happens. Here’s what happened this week:
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Livingstone Fagan, The Man
In 1994, in the San Antonio prison in Texas, Waco survivor Livingstone Fagan was deep in Bible study...
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Livingstone Fagan, The Man
In 1994, in the San Antonio prison in Texas, Waco survivor Livingstone Fagan was deep in Bible study...
- 4/30/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Showtime dropped the first episode in its newest series, “Waco: The Aftermath,” where we learn about the events that followed the Siege of Waco in February 1993. After a 51-day siege outside the Mt. Carmel compound, where the self-proclaimed Messiah David Koresh (Taylor Kitsch) and almost 80 of his followers (women and children included) were housed, the Atf and FBI sent a tank to destroy the house and deployed tear gas. The house went up in flames, killing almost everyone inside, Koresh included. Of the people who survived, Showtime’s newest series presents a look into what became of these defendants, whether they were doomed from the start or were given a fighting chance. Here’s what happens in the first episode.
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The New Season
“Waco: The Aftermath” begins in an FBI meeting room with negotiators Gary Noesner (Michael Shannon) and Mitch Decker (Shea Wigham) arguing about the FBI and...
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The New Season
“Waco: The Aftermath” begins in an FBI meeting room with negotiators Gary Noesner (Michael Shannon) and Mitch Decker (Shea Wigham) arguing about the FBI and...
- 4/15/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Plot: This topical series focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster: the trials of the surviving members of the Brand Davidian sect, which forces them to explore their own complicity in supporting a young Vernon Howell’s ascent to become their prophet David Koresh; the birth of the militia movement and more specifically a critical look at what happens when a marginalized population, disenfranchised by the federal government gives rise to homegrown terrorist, Timothy McVeigh.
Review: Back in 2018, Showtime’s six-episode series Waco recreated the tragic siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas by the FBI. With a stellar cast led by Michael Shannon as FBI negotiator Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh, Waco was met with positive yet mixed reviews. Many felt the workmanlike drama was too sympathetic towards Koresh and his followers but praised Kitsch’s performance and that of the ensemble cast.
Review: Back in 2018, Showtime’s six-episode series Waco recreated the tragic siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas by the FBI. With a stellar cast led by Michael Shannon as FBI negotiator Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh, Waco was met with positive yet mixed reviews. Many felt the workmanlike drama was too sympathetic towards Koresh and his followers but praised Kitsch’s performance and that of the ensemble cast.
- 4/10/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Michael Shannon and John Leguizamo will reprise their roles from Paramount Network’s 2018 limited series “Waco” in “American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials,” MTV Entertainment Studios announced Monday. The follow-up series will explore the legal fallout after the tragic events that took place in Waco, Texas, in 1993.
Waco was the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement in history, as a small religious community known as the Branch Davidians led by David Koresh withstood a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). Four Atf agents and six civilians were left dead and dozens more were wounded during the battle. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI assault led to a fire that engulfed the compound, killing 76 men, women and children.
Leguizamo received an Emmy nomination for his “Waco” role as Jacob Vasquez, an Atf agent who blows the whistle on the disastrous siege.
Waco was the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement in history, as a small religious community known as the Branch Davidians led by David Koresh withstood a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). Four Atf agents and six civilians were left dead and dozens more were wounded during the battle. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI assault led to a fire that engulfed the compound, killing 76 men, women and children.
Leguizamo received an Emmy nomination for his “Waco” role as Jacob Vasquez, an Atf agent who blows the whistle on the disastrous siege.
- 4/25/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Exclusive: American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials, the Paramount+ follow up to the 2018 miniseries, has found its cast.
David Costabile and J. Smith Cameron are among the stars joining the series, alongside John Leguizamo reprising his role. Giovanni Ribisi, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee also star.
Paramount Network’s Waco, fronted by Taylor Kitsch, explored the events in February 1993 in Mount Carmel, a small religious community when a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Atf) on David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians led to a massive standoff and the death of dozens.
American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials will explore the wide-ranging fallout following these events and the uneven scales of justice the surviving Branch Davidians faced. It will also delve into how the horrific events fueled the emerging ‘Patriot’ movement, which ultimately led to the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in U.
David Costabile and J. Smith Cameron are among the stars joining the series, alongside John Leguizamo reprising his role. Giovanni Ribisi, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee also star.
Paramount Network’s Waco, fronted by Taylor Kitsch, explored the events in February 1993 in Mount Carmel, a small religious community when a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Atf) on David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians led to a massive standoff and the death of dozens.
American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials will explore the wide-ranging fallout following these events and the uneven scales of justice the surviving Branch Davidians faced. It will also delve into how the horrific events fueled the emerging ‘Patriot’ movement, which ultimately led to the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in U.
- 4/25/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When the FBI laid siege to David Koresh's compound in Waco, TX, in 1993, what resulted was a 51-day standoff between the authorities and Koresh's religious cult. The confrontation included a lot of negotiation - and music. In the 2018 show Waco, which is based on the tragedy in Waco, the FBI and the Atf resort to blasting music and other annoying sounds at the compound to try to get Koresh - pictured above with Waco survivor Clive Doyle - and his followers to surrender. After the authorities cut the power to the compound, Koresh starts a generator, plugs in speakers of his own, and plays music with his band, aimed right back at the FBI. The question is, how much of that is real?
The real Koresh was indeed a musician. And he did meet David Thibodeau through music, but it was at a Guitar Center, not a bar during a gig.
The real Koresh was indeed a musician. And he did meet David Thibodeau through music, but it was at a Guitar Center, not a bar during a gig.
- 5/5/2020
- by Hedy Phillips
- Popsugar.com
Crime television is all around us. Almost every network dives into the flavor of the week in an attempt to capitalize on crimes past and present and draw in viewers with their offerings.
In Defense Of is doing something different.
Where most shows focus solely on the criminals, the cases, the law enforcement, or the prosecution of the case, In Defense Of is bringing to light what it takes to ensure all of those protected by the U.S. Constitution receive what they are due: the right to counsel as guaranteed in the Sixth Amendment.
The attorneys who defend what can often be the ugliest and most evil of us don't always find themselves hailed by the media, but In Defense Of is a limited series on Oxygen showcasing their success with particular cases, their challenges with the same, and much more.
I had the opportunity to sit with some of the participants,...
In Defense Of is doing something different.
Where most shows focus solely on the criminals, the cases, the law enforcement, or the prosecution of the case, In Defense Of is bringing to light what it takes to ensure all of those protected by the U.S. Constitution receive what they are due: the right to counsel as guaranteed in the Sixth Amendment.
The attorneys who defend what can often be the ugliest and most evil of us don't always find themselves hailed by the media, but In Defense Of is a limited series on Oxygen showcasing their success with particular cases, their challenges with the same, and much more.
I had the opportunity to sit with some of the participants,...
- 6/22/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Oxygen Media has been easing into one of the best available sources for true crime on television.
With its "Cruel Summer" programming this summer, things are really heating up!
Two new series are being added to an already exciting lineup.
Beginning Monday, June 11 at 8/7c, The Price of Duty premieres.
The new series follows dedicated detectives from across the country as they recount their stories of complex cases that have emotionally impacted and changed their lives forever.
Each episode explores the emotional rollercoaster of how investigators sacrificed their personal lives to solve these seemingly impossible cases.
They shed their stoic exteriors to expose their vulnerability and reveal the personal struggles they endured while working tirelessly to solve these unthinkable crimes.
Related: Orange is the New Black Season 6: Premiere Date Announced!
With the first-hand narrative of the detectives, along with their families, the victim’s families and other law enforcement involved,...
With its "Cruel Summer" programming this summer, things are really heating up!
Two new series are being added to an already exciting lineup.
Beginning Monday, June 11 at 8/7c, The Price of Duty premieres.
The new series follows dedicated detectives from across the country as they recount their stories of complex cases that have emotionally impacted and changed their lives forever.
Each episode explores the emotional rollercoaster of how investigators sacrificed their personal lives to solve these seemingly impossible cases.
They shed their stoic exteriors to expose their vulnerability and reveal the personal struggles they endured while working tirelessly to solve these unthinkable crimes.
Related: Orange is the New Black Season 6: Premiere Date Announced!
With the first-hand narrative of the detectives, along with their families, the victim’s families and other law enforcement involved,...
- 6/5/2018
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Oxygen is about to give all you true crime obsessives an in-depth look at four of the most headline-grabbing cases to rock the country from the people most uniquely capable: The defense attorneys for the infamously accused. The network will debut a new original series, In Defense Of, on Saturday, June 23, which will explore the complex relationships between controversial defendants and the attorneys who represented them—and E! News has your exclusive first look. In each hour-long standalone episode, viewers will hear from attorneys for Oklahoma City Bomber Timothy McVeigh, Branch Davidians member Clive Doyle, Ted Bundy, and Jodi Arias, where they'll learn riveting details of the most personal moments between...
- 5/9/2018
- E! Online
David Koresh was one of the most well-known cult leaders of the 20th century, amassing hundreds of followers as the leader of the Branch Davidian religious sect.
Still, many Americans heard his name for the first time in 1993, when federal authorities suspected his group of weapons violations, leading the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to obtain a search and arrest warrant to raid their compound, the Mount Carmel Center, outside Waco, Texas.
That operation ended in gunfire — and the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians.
For the next 51 days, the FBI and Atf engaged in a standoff with the compound,...
Still, many Americans heard his name for the first time in 1993, when federal authorities suspected his group of weapons violations, leading the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to obtain a search and arrest warrant to raid their compound, the Mount Carmel Center, outside Waco, Texas.
That operation ended in gunfire — and the deaths of four government agents and six Branch Davidians.
For the next 51 days, the FBI and Atf engaged in a standoff with the compound,...
- 11/24/2017
- by Steve Helling
- PEOPLE.com
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