LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Showtime is bringing the aftermath of a gruesome siege that took place between the Branch Davidians and the FBI. It has been nearly 30 years since it happened, and the entire country is still trying to unpack the incident. On April 19, 1993, the Government of the United States conducted a siege on a compound that was occupied by David Koresh, and his religious cult, the Branch Davidians. After a weeks-long standoff, many Branch Davidians were killed during the operation, along with many people from US law enforcement. Since then, there have been many retellings of the operation.
The Paramount+ show starred Taylor Kitsch as the cult leader and is based on the memoirs of a survivor David Thibodeau (Rory Culkin) and FBI negotiator Gary Noesner (Michael Shannon). Now, this year, two more series about Waco will premiere. On April 16, 'Waco: The Aftermath' will air on Showtime. The project is a sequel to the Paramount+ miniseries, and it follows Branch Davidians who survived the siege.
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‘Waco: The Aftermath’: Release date and how to watch
Where are the surviving Branch Davidians now?
Out of the nine survivors who escaped the fire, David Thibodeau has been the most open about his time with the cult. He wrote a book about his time with the Branch Davidians and worked as a consultant on the miniseries.
Kevin A Whitecliff
Whitecliff was sentenced to 15 years in prison for convicted voluntary manslaughter and using firearms during the federal government's 1993 raid on the Davidian's compound near Waco and has since been released. He was among those charged with killing two Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms agents during the standoff at the Branch Davidian compound in Waco, Texas.
