John Leguizamo, David Costabile & J. Smith Cameron Among Cast In Paramount+’s ‘Waco’ Sequel Series
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials, the Paramount+ follow up to the 2018 miniseries, has found its cast.David Costabile and J.
Smith Cameron are among the stars joining the series, alongside John Leguizamo reprising his role. John Hoogenakker, Keean Johnson and Abbey Lee also star.Paramount Network’s Waco, fronted by Taylor Kitsch, explored the events in February 1993 in Mount Carmel, a small religious community when a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) on David Koresh and his followers, known as the Branch Davidians led to a massive standoff and the death of dozens.American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials will explore the wide-ranging fallout following these events and the uneven scales of justice the surviving Branch Davidians faced.
It will also delve into how the horrific events fueled the emerging ‘Patriot’ movement, which ultimately led to the most destructive act of domestic terrorism in U.S.
history – the Oklahoma City bombing.Leguizamo will reprise his role as Jacob Vasquez, an ATF agent who worked undercover during the lead up to Waco.Billions star Costabile will play Judge Smith, who oversees the trial of Branch Davidians charged with conspiracy to murder federal agents.
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