Waco: The Aftermath

Production

In February 2021, Paramount+ announced American Tragedy, an anthology series that would include a follow-up to the 2018 Waco miniseries. In March 2022, American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials was officially announced, with Michael Shannon set to reprise his role as Gary Noesner. The series was created by brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. In February 2023, the series was retitled Waco: The Aftermath and would instead premiere on Showtime on April 16, 2023.

Alongside Shannon, John Leguizamo was confirmed to reprise his role, while David Costabile, J. Smith-Cameron, Giovanni Ribisi, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee were announced to star. In February 2023, Shea Whigham and Annika Marks were announced to reprise their roles, with new cast members including Alex Breaux, Michael Cassidy, Gary Cole, Nicholas Kolev, Michael Luwoye, Kali Rocha, Michael Vincent Berry and Sasheer Zamata. The series was filmed between March and June 2022 in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Did You Know?

• Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 52 out of 100 based on 7 reviews.
• The series has become the third most-streamed Showtime original debut to date, behind Dexter: New Blood and Yellowjackets.
• With 1 million viewers, it has doubled its audience since opening weekend, according to Showtime.