![]() In seeking to overcome the “Why?” question surrounding these kind of anniversaries, directors/producers Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle make a compelling argument that the legacy of Waco is still very much alive and integrated into US politics, a point underscored by former president Donald Trump’s recent decision to hold a rally there. Smith-Cameron, Kali Rocha, Alexis Berent and Michael Luwoye in "Waco: The Aftermath." Ursula Coyote/Showtime Other major cast additions also include Giovanni Ribisi as Dan Cogdell, the trial lawyer leading the defense for the surviving Branch Davidians, seeking to poke holes in the government’s case. “And I think we helped create the monster that we’re trying to stop.” “I just feel this undercurrent of rage in America,” Noesner says, a statement as timely today as it was when the story unfolds 28 years ago. Still, the meat of “The Aftermath” comes in the warnings sounded by Shannon’s Gary Noesner, a hostage negotiator at Waco who acknowledges the mistakes made there to the chagrin of his superiors, while struggling to prompt a response to the threat to come and the possibility “some kind of payback for Waco” is coming. Smith Cameron, carving out a niche when it comes to slightly twisted relationships with younger men.) (Koresh does so by having a sexual dalliance with its leader, played by “Succession’s” J. ![]() It helps that Michael Shannon (also seen in another recent Showtime limited series, “George & Tammy”) and John Leguizamo (more briefly) reprise their roles from the 2018 miniseries, while “Euphoria’s” Keean Johnson takes over from Taylor Kitsch as a young David Koresh, shown in flashbacks that chart his rise within the Branch Davidian cult. But “Waco: The Aftermath” justifies its existence by spinning those events forward, chillingly portraying the Oklahoma City bombing and rise in militia movements that grew out of the standoff. ![]() At first blush another anniversary-timed Waco movie/miniseries/documentary seems unnecessary, especially because we had another docuseries addition to that last bucket on Netflix.
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