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A three-time Emmy nominee recognized this year for the first time in almost 20 years, Waco's John Leguizamo dove head first into Paramount Network's limited series, investigating the psychology of David Koresh's Branch Davidians, and those who fell under their spell. With this true-crime series from John Erick Dowdle…

One of the more riveting miniseries epics this past Emmy season has been John Erick and Drew Dowdle’s six-parter Waco, which launched Viacom’s new adult-demo channel the Paramount Network this year. While the early ’90s standoff between the ATF and FBI and the Branch Davidians sect consumed the headlines, years later…

After the audience at the ATX Television Festival watched an initial episode of Waco, actors Taylor Kitsch, Julia Garner, Paul Sparks and  show creators/writers Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle took the stage to talk about Paramount Network’s limited series. When asked how it is to watch the series with an audience…

Waco, the dramatic miniseries based on the deadly 51-day standoff in 1993 between Branch Davidians and federal law enforcement, premiered earlier this year on the Paramount Network, formerly SpikeTV. It stars Michael Shannon as real-life FBI agent Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidians leader David…

Megan Spanjian, the EVP and Head of Scripted TV at The Weinstein Company, has joined UTA as a senior packaging executive in the agency’s television department. She started this week, and in her new role she will work with UTA’s writers, directors, producers and talent to package IP and create content. At TWC, Spanjian…

Waco led Paramount Network to a strong start in ratings in its first month (from January 18-February 17). The first four episodes of  the limited series, which premiered January 24, averaged 2.4 million viewers (Paramount Network and CMT, which is simulcasting combined) and a 1.5 rating with Adults 18-49 (1.2 on…

Paramount Network debuted January 18 and is off to a solid start. Having replaced Viacom’s Spike, the new channel is up 93% in adults 18-49 and 85% in viewership vs the previous quarter. Waco, its limited series about the 1993 Branch Davidian standoff with the federal government, premiered Wednesday as the best-rated…

Debuting tonight on the Paramount Network, Waco is a bit of a mess. For one thing, the six-episode series starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch and spotlighting the 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas back in 1993 and its fiery and fatality filled-end is pretty much all over the map narratively…

Creators of Paramount Network’s Waco set out to dramatize the “no bad guys” version of the 1993 standoff at the Branch Davidian splinter group complex. Four government agents were killed in a botched raid by ATF, which suspected that the facility was housing a weapons arsenal. The 51-day standoff that ensued ended…

“See this here? This is my family,” says Branch Davidians leader David Koresh (Taylor Kitsch). “It may not be like your family, but you come pointin’ guns in the direction of my wives and my kids. I’ll meet you at the door anytime.” Paramount Network has released a second trailer for its upcoming miniseries Waco, one…

“You’ve looked to me to be your leader, to guide you on this journey. But I’m no leader. I’m a follower, just like you. God has instructed me to stay here and wait for his sign. This is our time to prove through suffering that we’re worthy of the miracle that’s to come.” Those words from Taylor Kitsch’s David Koresh…

Many if not most Americans of a certain age remember where they were when the federal siege on the Branch Davidian compound ended with a spectacular fire. Also ingrained is the image of the religious sect’s bearded, bespectacled leader. Now we get our first look at Taylor Kitsch in character as David Koresh in the Wein…