Paramount Network Unveils ‘Waco’ Trailer

Paramount Network’s Waco stars Taylor Kitsch as the enigmatic cult leader David Koresh. The limited series premieres in January.

Heard of the Paramount Network? No? Maybe you know it by its former name, Spike TV. In an apparent stab at legitimacy, Viacom rebrands Spike TV as Paramount Network effective January 18. Associated with this new monicker is its 6-part miniseries Waco. The series tells the true story of the tragic 1993 events in Waco, Texas, between cult leader David Koresh (True Detective‘s Kitsch) and the FBI/ATF. The cast includes Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, Andrea Riseborough, Rory Culkin, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Camryn Manheim, and Julia Garner.

Here the full trailer. The series premieres in January 2018.