Waco (miniseries)

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Waco
Genre	Crime; Drama; Thriller;
Based on	A Place Called Waco; by David Thibodeau &; Leon Whiteson; Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator; by Gary Noesner;
Developed by	John Erick Dowdle; Drew Dowdle;
Written by	John Erick Dowdle; Drew Dowdle; Salvatore Stabile; Sarah Nicole Jones;
Directed by	John Erick Dowdle; Dennie Gordon;
Starring	Michael Shannon; Taylor Kitsch; Andrea Riseborough; Paul Sparks; Rory Culkin; Shea Whigham; Melissa Benoist; John Leguizamo; Julia Garner; Glenn Fleshler;
Composers	Jeff Russo; Jordan Gagne;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Harvey Weinstein (uncredited); David C. Glasser; Michael Shannon; Taylor Kitsch; Megan Spanjian; Salvatore Stabile; John Erick Dowdle; Drew Dowdle; Ted Gold;
Producer	Kelly A. Manners;
Cinematography	Todd McMullen
Editors	Elliot Greenberg; Christopher Nelson;
Running time	47–52 minutes
Production companies	The Weinstein Company (uncredited); Brothers Dowdle Productions
Original release
Network	Paramount Network
Release	January 24 –; February 28, 2018
Related
	Waco: The Aftermath;
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Waco is an American television miniseries, developed by John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, that premiered on January 24, 2018, on Paramount Network. The six-episode series 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 and stars Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Shea Whigham, Melissa Benoist, John Leguizamo, Julia Garner, and Glenn Fleshler. The miniseries received a mixed response from critics who praised the performances and tension, but criticized the show's sympathetic approach to Branch Davidian leader David Koresh.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] A sequel titled Waco: The Aftermath premiered on April 16, 2023, on Showtime.

^ "Waco". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
^ Cite error: The named reference latimes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Travers, Ben (January 24, 2018). "'Waco' Review: Taylor Kitsch is Terrific in a Human Drama That's Too Sympathetic Toward One Subject". IndieWire. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
^ Salisbury, Drew (January 25, 2018). "Waco's Sympathetic Portrayal of David Koresh Doesn't Do the Show Any Favors". Spin. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

Waco

Genre	Crime Drama Thriller
Based on	A Place Called Waco by David Thibodeau & Leon Whiteson Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator by Gary Noesner
Developed by	John Erick Dowdle Drew Dowdle
Written by	John Erick Dowdle Drew Dowdle Salvatore Stabile Sarah Nicole Jones
Directed by	John Erick Dowdle Dennie Gordon
Starring	Michael Shannon Taylor Kitsch Andrea Riseborough Paul Sparks Rory Culkin Shea Whigham Melissa Benoist John Leguizamo Julia Garner Glenn Fleshler
Composers	Jeff Russo Jordan Gagne
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE.
Production
Executive producers	Harvey Weinstein (uncredited) David C. Glasser Michael Shannon Taylor Kitsch Megan Spanjian Salvatore Stabile John Erick Dowdle Drew Dowdle Ted Gold
Producer	Kelly A. Manners
Cinematography	Todd McMullen
Editors	Elliot Greenberg Christopher Nelson
Running time	47–52 minutes
Production companies	The Weinstein Company (uncredited) Brothers Dowdle Productions
Original release
Network	Paramount Network
Release	January 24 (2018-01-24) – February 28, 2018 (2018-02-28)
Related
Waco: The Aftermath
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