Waco: The Aftermath teaser trailer: Michael Shannon series gets April premiere on Showtime

Five years after the six-part mini-series Waco (read our review HERE) was released through Paramount Network, a follow-up mini-series called Waco: The Aftermath has now set its premiere date. But while this series was originally intended to be released through the Paramount+ streaming service, Deadline reports that Paramount Global executive Chris McCarthy has decided to shift the series over to Showtime instead. Waco: The Aftermath will premiere on Showtime’s streaming and on demand platforms on April 14th, before airing on Showtime itself at 10pm on April 16th. That’s just days before the 30th anniversary of the fiery end of the Waco siege. Along with the premiere date news comes the unveiling of a teaser trailer, which you can watch in the embed above.

Michael Shannon reprises the role of FBI hostage negotiator Gary Noesner for Waco: The Aftermath, which follows the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidian sect and the rise of Timothy McVeigh. Showtime says the five-episode series also “provides a broader context for the escalation of the American militia movement, which foreshadows the infamous attacks of the Oklahoma City bombing and the storming of the U.S. Capitol on January 6.”

Shannon is joined in the cast by John Leguizamo, Giovanni Ribisi, David Costabile, J. Smith Cameron, John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson, and Abbey Lee.

Waco showrunners Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle remain the showrunners on Waco: The Aftermath. They’re also executive producing the series with Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrew Gettens, and Lauren Mackenzie. The series is produced by 101 Studios and Spyglass.

Deadline notes that the 2018 Waco series that originally aired on Paramount Network will also be available to Showtime subscribers starting March 3 (non-linear platforms) and March 5 on the premium cable network.  

Did you watch Waco, and are you glad to hear the series is getting a follow-up with Waco: The Aftermath? Will you be watching the series on Showtime, or do you wish it was still being released through Paramount+ instead? Let us know by leaving a comment below. I haven’t watched Waco yet myself, but it’s on my list of shows I need to check out.