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Waco

Waco

20187.51 Season6 EpisodesEnded

Overview

The harrowing true story of the 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and the Branch Davidians, a spiritual sect led by David Koresh in Waco, TX that resulted in a deadly shootout and fire.

Created by David Thibodeau
Written by David Thibodeau, Leon Whiteson, Gary W. Noesner
Produced by Kelly A. Manners
NetworksParamount Network

Top Cast

Michael Shannon

Michael Shannon

Gary Noesner

Taylor Kitsch

Taylor Kitsch

David Koresh

Rory Culkin

Rory Culkin

David Thibodeau

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Steve Schneider

Andrea Riseborough

Andrea Riseborough

Judy Schneider

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Mitch Decker

Melissa Benoist

Melissa Benoist

Rachel Koresh

Julia Garner

Julia Garner

Michele Jones

Camryn Manheim

Camryn Manheim

Balenda Thibodeau

John Leguizamo

John Leguizamo

Jacob Vazquez

Themes & Keywords

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About Waco

Waco is a crime, drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of fbi, siege, cult, based on true story, shootout, raid. Created by David Thibodeau, it stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Rory Culkin. The harrowing true story of the 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and the Branch Davidians, a spiritual sect led by David Koresh in Waco, TX that resulted in a deadly shootout and fire.

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