Intense New Trailer for WACO with Taylor Kitsch and Michael Shannon

This upcoming six-part series Waco being developed by Paramount Network looks really good. We've got an intense new trailer for you to watch today that gives us a better look at the series and the story that it will tell.

The series will tell the true story of the standoff between the FBI, ATF, and Texas state law enforcement and the Branch Davidians cult. The siege lasted 51 days and by the time it was over, 76 people were killed including the cult's leader David Koresh. The whole thing started when the group was suspected of weapons violations. When the ATF attempted to raid the ranch, all hell broke loose.

The series has a great cast that includes Taylor Kitsch (Lone Survivor, John Carter) in the role of David Koresh and he is joined by Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, and Julia Garner.

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.

The series will premiere on January 24th, 2018 on Paramount Network. Check out the trailer below.

Prepare for revelations. WACO, a 6 part TV event, premieres January 24 on Paramount Network. #ParamountNetwork #WACO WACO is a brand new 6-part series from Paramount Network based on the true story that shocked the world of religious leader David Koresh's Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas in 1993.

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