The Paramount Global operation under Chris McCarthy continues to shift finished series toShowtime, which was added to his portfolio in November.
TheWacosequel,Waco: The Aftermath,which had been produced forParamount+, now will be carried by Showtime debuting on streaming and on demand Friday, April 14, and on-air at 10 p.m. Sunday, April 16.
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Waco: The Aftermath,starring Michael Shannon, as well asGeorge & Tammy, also starring Shannon, are produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios.George & Tammyoriginally was set to premiereon the now-defunct Spectrum Originals with second run on Paramount web connection before itwas diverted to Showtime.
From left: Michael Shannon, David Costabile and Giovanni Ribisi in ‘Waco: The Aftermath’Showtime
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The original 2018Wacolimited series, starring Taylor Kitsch, also will get a Showtime run, starting Friday, March 3, on non-linear platforms and on-air beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday, March 5.
Waco,which premiered on Paramount data pipe, was the first 101 Studios series for the cable data pipe (then Spike), and was followed by the companysYellowstone,which launched the Taylor Sheridan universe.
Waco: The Aftermath,whose launch coincides with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events at Mount Carmel that began on February 28, 1993,eventually will end up at its original destination as Showtime is being integrated with Paramount+, with the streaming platform merging and the linear channel rebranded as Paramount+ with Showtime.
Focusing on the fallout of the Waco disaster the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh the five-episodeWaco: The Aftermathprovides a broader context for the escalation of the American militia movement, which foreshadows McVeighs infamous Oklahoma City bombing in 1995 and the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The cast ofWaco: The Aftermathalso includes John Leguizamo, Giovanni Ribisi, David Costabile, J. Smith Cameron, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee.
Returning creators and showrunners Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle direct all five episodes and executive produce the limited series alongside Shannon, Kitsch, Andrew Gettens and Lauren Mackenzie.
Also serving as executive producers are David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Bob Yari and Ron Burkle of 101 Studios, as well as Gary Barber of Spyglass.
