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Waco: The Aftermath

Waco: The Aftermath is an American television miniseries developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle that premiered on April 16, 2023, on Showtime. The five-episode series is a sequel to the 2018 miniseries Waco, which 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. The sequel series portrays the aftermath of the siege and the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidians. The cast includes Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, John Leguizamo, and Annika Marks, who reprise their roles from the Waco miniseries.

Waco: The Aftermath
Genre
Based onA Place Called Waco: A Survivor's Story
by David Thibodeau & Leon Whiteson
Developed by
Starring
Music byThe Newton Brothers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producers
Production locationAlbuquerque, New Mexico
Running time40–51 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkShowtime
ReleaseApril 16 (2023-04-16) –
May 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)
Related
Waco (2018)

Cast and characters edit

Main edit

Recurring edit

  • J. Smith-Cameron as Lois Roden, the leader and Prophetess of the Branch Davidians
  • Gary Cole as Gordon Novel, a private investigator
  • Shea Whigham as Mitch Decker, the FBI agent who managed the situation leading up the siege
  • John Leguizamo as Jacob Vasquez, an ATF agent who worked undercover during the lead up to Waco
  • Annika Marks as Kathy Schroeder, one of the surviving Branch Davidians
  • Nicholas Kolev as Paul Fatta, one of the Davidians on trial
  • Michael Vincent Berry as George Roden, one of the early leaders of the Davidian sect
  • Alexis Berent as Rachel Jones, the first and only legal wife of Vernon Howell
  • Matthew Menalo as Rocket Rosen, a prosecutor in Texas, who worked with Cogdell
  • Mark Speno as Doug Tinker, a defense attorney in Texas, who worked with Cogdell

Episodes edit

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Truths and Consequences"John Erick DowdleJohn Erick Dowdle and Lauren Mackenzie & Andrew GettensApril 16, 2023 (2023-04-16)0.150[1]
2"A Common Enemy"John Erick DowdleLauren Mackenzie & Andrew Gettens and Stacy Chbosky and John TempleApril 23, 2023 (2023-04-23)N/A
3"The Gospel According to Livingstone Fagan"Drew DowdleStacy Chbosky and John TempleApril 30, 2023 (2023-04-30)0.143[2]
4"Conspiracy"Drew DowdleJohn Temple and Alice Dennard & Stacy ChboskyMay 7, 2023 (2023-05-07)0.128[3]
5"Reckoning"John Erick Dowdle
Drew Dowdle
Alice Dennard & Stacy Chbosky and Andrew Gettens & Lauren MackenzieMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)0.123[4]

Production edit

Development edit

In February 2021, Paramount+ announced American Tragedy, an anthology series that would focus on true crime, including a follow-up to the 2018 Waco miniseries.[5] In March 2022, American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials was officially announced with Michael Shannon set to reprise his role of Gary Noesner. The series was created by brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who also created the 2018 miniseries.[6] In February 2023, the series was retitled Waco: The Aftermath and would instead premiere on Showtime on April 16, 2023.[7]

Casting edit

Alongside Shannon's casting in March 2022, the following month, John Leguizamo was confirmed to reprise his role, while David Costabile, J. Smith-Cameron, Giovanni Ribisi, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee were announced to star.[8] In February 2023, it was announced that Shea Whigham and Annika Marks would reprise their roles from the original miniseries, and new cast members included Alex Breaux, Michael Cassidy, Gary Cole, Nicholas Kolev, Michael Luwoye, Kali Rocha, Michael Vincent Berry and Sasheer Zamata.[9]

Filming edit

The series was filmed between March and June 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[10]

Reception edit

Critical response edit

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 29% of 7 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.90/10.[11] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 7 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12]

Viewership edit

The series has become the third most-streamed Showtime original debut to date, behind Dexter: New Blood and Yellowjackets. With 1 million viewers, it has doubled its audience since opening weekend, according to Showtime.[13]

References edit

  1. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 18, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 4.16.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 4.30.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  3. ^ Salem, Mitch (May 9, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.7.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2023). "ShowBuzzDaily's Sunday 5.14.2023 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
  5. ^ White, Peter (February 24, 2021). "Paramount+ Builds On 'Waco' With 'American Tragedy' Anthology Series". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  6. ^ White, Peter (March 31, 2022). "Michael Shannon To EP 'American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials' As Paramount+ Slates Series To Coincide With 30th Anniversary Of Tragic Events". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  7. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (February 22, 2023). "Paramount+ 'Waco' Sequel Series To Premiere On Showtime". Deadline. from the original on March 1, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  8. ^ White, Peter (April 25, 2022). "John Leguizamo, David Costabile & J. Smith-Cameron Among Cast In Paramount+'s 'Waco' Sequel Series". Deadline Hollywood. from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  9. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 27, 2023). "'Waco: The Aftermath' Series at Showtime Adds 10 to Cast, Including Sasheer Zamata, Gary Cole, Shea Whigham". Variety. from the original on March 8, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  10. ^ "Waco: The Aftermath (Series)". Production List. February 7, 2022. from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  11. ^ "Waco: The Aftermath (2023): Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  12. ^ "Waco: The Aftermath: Season 1". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Campione, Katie (April 25, 2023). "'Waco: The Aftermath' Draws Strong Streaming Viewership For Showtime; 'Yellowjackets' Season 2 Audience Continues To Grow". Deadline. Retrieved April 30, 2023.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Waco: The Aftermath at IMDb  

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Waco The Aftermath is an American television miniseries developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle that premiered on April 16 2023 on Showtime The five episode series is a sequel to the 2018 miniseries Waco which 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 The sequel series portrays the aftermath of the siege and the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidians The cast includes Michael Shannon Shea Whigham John Leguizamo and Annika Marks who reprise their roles from the Waco miniseries Waco The AftermathGenreCrime drama Legal dramaBased onA Place Called Waco A Survivor s Storyby David Thibodeau amp Leon WhitesonDeveloped byJohn Erick Dowdle Drew DowdleStarringMichael Shannon Giovanni Ribisi Keean Johnson Abbey Lee Alex Breaux John Hoogenakker Kali Rocha Michael Luwoye Michael Cassidy Sasheer Zamata David CostabileMusic byThe Newton BrothersCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of episodes5ProductionExecutive producersDrew Dowdle John Erick Dowdle Michael Shannon Taylor Kitsch Andrew Gettens Lauren Mackenzie David C Glasser David Hutkin Bob Yari Ron Burkle Gary BarberProduction locationAlbuquerque New MexicoRunning time40 51 minutesProduction companiesBrothers Dowdle Productions 101 Studios MTV Entertainment Studios Spyglass Media GroupOriginal releaseNetworkShowtimeReleaseApril 16 2023 04 16 May 14 2023 2023 05 14 RelatedWaco 2018 Contents 1 Cast and characters 1 1 Main 1 2 Recurring 2 Episodes 3 Production 3 1 Development 3 2 Casting 3 3 Filming 4 Reception 4 1 Critical response 4 2 Viewership 5 References 6 External linksCast and characters editMain edit Michael Shannon as Gary Noesner an FBI hostage negotiator Giovanni Ribisi as Dan Cogdell a trial lawyer for the Branch Davidians Keean Johnson as Vernon Howell a young David Koresh Abbey Lee as Carol Howe a former Southern debutante turned neo Nazi turned government informant Alex Breaux as Timothy McVeigh a notorious domestic terrorist John Hoogenakker as Clive Doyle David Koresh s first follower within the Branch Davidians Kali Rocha as Ruth Riddle one of the Davidians on trial and the possibility of life in jail Michael Luwoye as Livingstone Fagan one of the Davidians on trial Michael Cassidy as Bill Johnston the lead prosecutor in the trial of the Branch Davidians Sasheer Zamata as Angie Graham an experienced ATF agent David Costabile as Judge Smith who oversees the trial of Branch Davidians Recurring edit J Smith Cameron as Lois Roden the leader and Prophetess of the Branch Davidians Gary Cole as Gordon Novel a private investigator Shea Whigham as Mitch Decker the FBI agent who managed the situation leading up the siege John Leguizamo as Jacob Vasquez an ATF agent who worked undercover during the lead up to Waco Annika Marks as Kathy Schroeder one of the surviving Branch Davidians Nicholas Kolev as Paul Fatta one of the Davidians on trial Michael Vincent Berry as George Roden one of the early leaders of the Davidian sect Alexis Berent as Rachel Jones the first and only legal wife of Vernon Howell Matthew Menalo as Rocket Rosen a prosecutor in Texas who worked with Cogdell Mark Speno as Doug Tinker a defense attorney in Texas who worked with CogdellEpisodes editNo TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU S viewers millions 1 Truths and Consequences John Erick DowdleJohn Erick Dowdle and Lauren Mackenzie amp Andrew GettensApril 16 2023 2023 04 16 0 150 1 2 A Common Enemy John Erick DowdleLauren Mackenzie amp Andrew Gettens and Stacy Chbosky and John TempleApril 23 2023 2023 04 23 N A 3 The Gospel According to Livingstone Fagan Drew DowdleStacy Chbosky and John TempleApril 30 2023 2023 04 30 0 143 2 4 Conspiracy Drew DowdleJohn Temple and Alice Dennard amp Stacy ChboskyMay 7 2023 2023 05 07 0 128 3 5 Reckoning John Erick Dowdle Drew DowdleAlice Dennard amp Stacy Chbosky and Andrew Gettens amp Lauren MackenzieMay 14 2023 2023 05 14 0 123 4 Production editDevelopment edit In February 2021 Paramount announced American Tragedy an anthology series that would focus on true crime including a follow up to the 2018 Waco miniseries 5 In March 2022 American Tragedies Waco The Trials was officially announced with Michael Shannon set to reprise his role of Gary Noesner The series was created by brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle who also created the 2018 miniseries 6 In February 2023 the series was retitled Waco The Aftermath and would instead premiere on Showtime on April 16 2023 7 Casting edit Alongside Shannon s casting in March 2022 the following month John Leguizamo was confirmed to reprise his role while David Costabile J Smith Cameron Giovanni Ribisi John Hoogenakker Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee were announced to star 8 In February 2023 it was announced that Shea Whigham and Annika Marks would reprise their roles from the original miniseries and new cast members included Alex Breaux Michael Cassidy Gary Cole Nicholas Kolev Michael Luwoye Kali Rocha Michael Vincent Berry and Sasheer Zamata 9 Filming edit The series was filmed between March and June 2022 in Albuquerque New Mexico 10 Reception editCritical response edit On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes 29 of 7 critics reviews are positive with an average rating of 4 90 10 11 Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 7 reviews indicating mixed or average reviews 12 Viewership edit The series has become the third most streamed Showtime original debut to date behind Dexter New Blood and Yellowjackets With 1 million viewers it has doubled its audience since opening weekend according to Showtime 13 References edit Metcalf Mitch April 18 2023 ShowBuzzDaily s Sunday 4 16 2023 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Updated Showbuzz Daily Retrieved April 18 2023 Metcalf Mitch May 2 2023 ShowBuzzDaily s Sunday 4 30 2023 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Updated Showbuzz Daily Retrieved May 3 2023 Salem Mitch May 9 2023 ShowBuzzDaily s Sunday 5 7 2023 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Updated Showbuzz Daily Retrieved May 10 2023 Metcalf Mitch May 16 2023 ShowBuzzDaily s Sunday 5 14 2023 Top 150 Cable Originals amp Network Finals Updated Showbuzz Daily Retrieved May 16 2023 White Peter February 24 2021 Paramount Builds On Waco With American Tragedy Anthology Series Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on December 11 2022 Retrieved March 11 2023 White Peter March 31 2022 Michael Shannon To EP American Tragedies Waco The Trials As Paramount Slates Series To Coincide With 30th Anniversary Of Tragic Events Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on November 13 2022 Retrieved March 11 2023 Andreeva Nellie February 22 2023 Paramount Waco Sequel Series To Premiere On Showtime Deadline Archived from the original on March 1 2023 Retrieved March 11 2023 White Peter April 25 2022 John Leguizamo David Costabile amp J Smith Cameron Among Cast In Paramount s Waco Sequel Series Deadline Hollywood Archived from the original on January 24 2023 Retrieved March 11 2023 Otterson Joe February 27 2023 Waco The Aftermath Series at Showtime Adds 10 to Cast Including Sasheer Zamata Gary Cole Shea Whigham Variety Archived from the original on March 8 2023 Retrieved March 11 2023 Waco The Aftermath Series Production List February 7 2022 Archived from the original on March 11 2023 Retrieved March 11 2023 Waco The Aftermath 2023 Season 1 Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media Retrieved May 7 2023 Waco The Aftermath Season 1 Metacritic Fandom Inc Retrieved April 17 2023 Campione Katie April 25 2023 Waco The Aftermath Draws Strong Streaming Viewership For Showtime Yellowjackets Season 2 Audience Continues To Grow Deadline Retrieved April 30 2023 External links editOfficial website Waco The Aftermath at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Waco The Aftermath amp oldid 1210090693, wikipedia, wiki, 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