Waco is a true crime drama series looking into the story of what happened in Waco, Texas, in 1993. It looks at the story of David Koresh on one side and of FBI negotiator Gary Noesner on the other in a six-part mini-series. Express.co.uk exclusively spoke to Waco historian Stuart A Wright to find out […]
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AT&T picks Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco as first 5G cities, Austin for 5G test lab
Expanding on its earlier plan to launch mobile 5G service in a dozen U.S. cities by the end of 2018, AT&T has named Atlanta, Dallas, and Waco as its first three picks for 5G internet access. Customers in parts of the Georgia and Texas cities “will be the very first to access this next generation of wireless […]
Paramount's Waco Premiere: Grade It!
Paramount Network is going back to the ’90s true-crime well with Waco: a six-part scripted miniseries chronicling the infamous 1993 standoff between David Koresh’s Branch Davidian cult and U.S. law enforcement that ended in tragic fashion. Wednesday’s premiere was a scene-setter, but a compelling one, as we got to know the characters whose lives will soon […]
‘Waco’ Trailer: Taylor Kitsch Plays Sect Leader David Koresh in Six-Part Miniseries
On April 19, 1993, nearly 80 people were killed in a standoff between the federal government and the Branch Davidians religious sect after the group’s compound burned down. At the center of it all: David Koresh, the leader of the Branch Davidians and a self-proclaimed prophet. Koresh was facing allegations of child abuse and illegal arms […]
Waco Trailer: Taylor Kitsch Preaches Fire and Brimstone as David Koresh
It’s the end of the world as we know it… and Taylor Kitsch feels fine. The Friday Night Lights and True Detective alum transforms into infamous cult leader David Koresh in the just-released trailer for Paramount Network’s miniseries Waco (which you can watch above). Here, we see Koresh preaching to his Branch Davidian followers about […]
Supergirl's Melissa Benoist to Play David Koresh's Wife in Waco Miniseries
Melissa Benoist just landed a super new role. The Supergirl star has signed on to play Rachel Koresh, the legal wife of cult leader David Koresh, in Waco, the six-part event series set to air on Paramount Network, formerly known as Spike, when it relaunches in January. The miniseries — based on the deadly 1993 standoff between […]