Is Paramount+ cleaning house?
It seems that every scripted series that doesn't have Taylor Sheridan's name attached is getting the pink slip.
The latest series to get canceled is Joe Pickett, which recently wrapped its sophomore run on the service.
We get it: The streaming bubble has burst.
Amid the SAG-AFTRA strike and coming off the WGA strike, some controversial decisions have been made across the whole breadth of the business.
But this latest cancellation from Paramount+ hurts, mainly because the series didn't waste a single scene.
Paramount+ recently caught heat when it promoted the season finale as the series finale before walking the footage back.
These things happen.
It happened with Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin on Max, which went on to get renewed, so maybe it was a mistake.
But it doesn't get away from the fact that we're losing a gem of a series that delivered on many fronts.
It seems that every scripted series that doesn't have Taylor Sheridan's name attached is getting the pink slip.
The latest series to get canceled is Joe Pickett, which recently wrapped its sophomore run on the service.
We get it: The streaming bubble has burst.
Amid the SAG-AFTRA strike and coming off the WGA strike, some controversial decisions have been made across the whole breadth of the business.
But this latest cancellation from Paramount+ hurts, mainly because the series didn't waste a single scene.
Paramount+ recently caught heat when it promoted the season finale as the series finale before walking the footage back.
These things happen.
It happened with Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin on Max, which went on to get renewed, so maybe it was a mistake.
But it doesn't get away from the fact that we're losing a gem of a series that delivered on many fronts.
- 11/1/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Joe Pickett will not return for a third season. Paramount+ has canceled the series, starring Michael Dorman, after two seasons.
The series was originally commissioned by Spectrum in early 2021, which announced prior to the debut of season two that it would be shutting down Spectrum Originals. Paramount+ had the streaming rights to the series and seasons 1 and 2 will continue to be available on the service.
Joe Pickett followed a dedicated game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigated the shifting sociopolitical climate of a small rural town on the verge of economic collapse.
In the most recent second season, the Wyoming game warden, played by Dorman, discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders. To solve the case and catch the killer, Joe must navigate a radical anti-hunting activist, a ghoulish set of twins living off the grid and his own tortured past.
The series was originally commissioned by Spectrum in early 2021, which announced prior to the debut of season two that it would be shutting down Spectrum Originals. Paramount+ had the streaming rights to the series and seasons 1 and 2 will continue to be available on the service.
Joe Pickett followed a dedicated game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigated the shifting sociopolitical climate of a small rural town on the verge of economic collapse.
In the most recent second season, the Wyoming game warden, played by Dorman, discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders. To solve the case and catch the killer, Joe must navigate a radical anti-hunting activist, a ghoulish set of twins living off the grid and his own tortured past.
- 10/31/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Joe Pickett” has been canceled at Paramount+ after two seasons, Variety has learned.
The drama series was originally commissioned by Charter Communications’ Spectrum Originals in early 2021. The first season aired on that platform beginning in December 2021, with Spectrum announcing a second season order in February 2022.
However, Spectrum Originals head Katherine Pope was named head of Sony Pictures Television in July 2022, with Charter announcing it would be shutting down Spectrum Originals operations in August of that year. Paramount+ has the streaming rights to the series, as it is produced by Paramount Television Studios, with Season 2 airing on the streaming service beginning in June 2023. Both seasons will remain available on the service for the time being.
“Joe Pickett” followed the title character, a Wyoming game warden played by Michael Dorman, as he investigates crimes in and around the town of Saddlestring. The series is based on the Joe Pickett novels written by C.J. Box.
The drama series was originally commissioned by Charter Communications’ Spectrum Originals in early 2021. The first season aired on that platform beginning in December 2021, with Spectrum announcing a second season order in February 2022.
However, Spectrum Originals head Katherine Pope was named head of Sony Pictures Television in July 2022, with Charter announcing it would be shutting down Spectrum Originals operations in August of that year. Paramount+ has the streaming rights to the series, as it is produced by Paramount Television Studios, with Season 2 airing on the streaming service beginning in June 2023. Both seasons will remain available on the service for the time being.
“Joe Pickett” followed the title character, a Wyoming game warden played by Michael Dorman, as he investigates crimes in and around the town of Saddlestring. The series is based on the Joe Pickett novels written by C.J. Box.
- 10/31/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
This story about Michael Shannon and his two recent projects, “George & Tammy” and “Waco: The Aftermath” first appeared in the Limited Series / TV Movies issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
A tweet recently circulated asking, “Who is an actor who may not be the main character, but always makes any movie better?” The answer for many was Michael Shannon, whose tense, often explosive performances frequently inspire listicles ranking his roles by their degree of creepy terror, such as the gentle paranoia of Curtis Laforche in “Take Shelter” and the repressive fanaticism of Nelson Van Alden in “Boardwalk Empire.”
Now the 48-year-old actor has moved center stage with standout lead performances in two Showtime limited series: “George & Tammy,” in which he plays the outsize country rabble-rouser George Jones with masterful vulnerability (opposite Jessica Chastain) and “Waco: The Aftermath,” capturing the slow-burn inner turmoil of FBI negotiator Gary Noesner.
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A tweet recently circulated asking, “Who is an actor who may not be the main character, but always makes any movie better?” The answer for many was Michael Shannon, whose tense, often explosive performances frequently inspire listicles ranking his roles by their degree of creepy terror, such as the gentle paranoia of Curtis Laforche in “Take Shelter” and the repressive fanaticism of Nelson Van Alden in “Boardwalk Empire.”
Now the 48-year-old actor has moved center stage with standout lead performances in two Showtime limited series: “George & Tammy,” in which he plays the outsize country rabble-rouser George Jones with masterful vulnerability (opposite Jessica Chastain) and “Waco: The Aftermath,” capturing the slow-burn inner turmoil of FBI negotiator Gary Noesner.
Jessica...
- 6/6/2023
- by Tracy Moore
- The Wrap
Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle’s Waco: The Aftermath on Showtime released its third episode this weekend, and it’s quickly becoming one of those shows that we wait all week for. With gritty storytelling and fantastic acting, the accurate retelling of the events that followed the tragedy at Waco, Texas, in 1993 has grabbed all the viewers’ attention. Two separate stories are presented together, with one portion looking at the defense trial of the survivors of the tragedy, while the other looks at Michael Shannon’s character trying to unearth a terrorist plot. FBI negotiator Gary Noesner figures out that a terrorist plot is underway by the Nazis and tries his best to dig up clues before another tragedy happens. Here’s what happened this week:
Spoilers Ahead
Livingstone Fagan, The Man
In 1994, in the San Antonio prison in Texas, Waco survivor Livingstone Fagan was deep in Bible study...
Spoilers Ahead
Livingstone Fagan, The Man
In 1994, in the San Antonio prison in Texas, Waco survivor Livingstone Fagan was deep in Bible study...
- 4/30/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
This April 19 marks the 30th anniversary of the violent end of the siege of the religious sect, the Branch Davidians lead by David Koresh. Eighty people died in the fire set in their compound outside of Waco by members of the cult after law enforcement had attempted to flush them out by introducing tear gas. The standoff had begun 51 days earlier when Koresh and members of this sect ambushed Atf agents who had arrived at the complex to executed federal warrants on charges of illegal manufacture and possession of machine guns and destructive devices. Four Atf agents were killed along with six members of the sect.
Showtime is looking back at the with a new limited series “Waco: The Aftermath.” The five-part sequel to the 2018 miniseries “Waco,”examines the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidians and concludes two years later with the Oklahoma City bombing. Several members...
Showtime is looking back at the with a new limited series “Waco: The Aftermath.” The five-part sequel to the 2018 miniseries “Waco,”examines the trials of the surviving members of the Branch Davidians and concludes two years later with the Oklahoma City bombing. Several members...
- 4/18/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
A new drama series debuts on Showtime this weekend, offering a look into the 1993 events, as well as what came before and after. “Waco: The Aftermath” features five episodes, providing more details about this tragedy and how they have continued to impact the United States today. “Waco: The Aftermath” is both a prequel and sequel to the previously released series titled “Waco.” Don’t miss the series premiere on Showtime on Sunday, April 14 at 10 p.m. You can watch Waco: The Aftermath with a subscription to Sling TV. You can watch Waco: The Aftermath with a 7-Day Free Trial of Showtime. You can also watch with Directv Stream, Hulu Live TV, Fubo, or YouTube TV.
How to Watch ‘Waco: The Aftermath’ Premiere When: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10:00 Pm Edt Where: Showtime, Showtime Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV and 7-Day Free Trial of Showtime. Get 50% Off$40+ / month sling.
How to Watch ‘Waco: The Aftermath’ Premiere When: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 10:00 Pm Edt Where: Showtime, Showtime Stream: Watch with a subscription to Sling TV and 7-Day Free Trial of Showtime. Get 50% Off$40+ / month sling.
- 4/16/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
Thirty years after the deadly standoff between federal law enforcement and the Branch Davidian sect in Waco, Texas, even the most fundamental facts of the tragedy remain contested. Both sides insist the other initiated the initial volley of gunfire that killed four agents and six sectarians. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms insists David Koresh and his followers later set fire to their compound, killing another 48 adults and 28 children in an act of mass suicide. The surviving Branch Davidians maintain that the FBI was the aggressor, and the deadly fire resulted from the Atf’s decision to deploy stun grenades and tear gas.
The decades since have created only tighter knots of recrimination. But you might not get that impression from watching “Waco,” the 2018 Paramount Network miniseries about the nearly eight-week standoff and that fatal inferno. In the hands of brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who wrote...
The decades since have created only tighter knots of recrimination. But you might not get that impression from watching “Waco,” the 2018 Paramount Network miniseries about the nearly eight-week standoff and that fatal inferno. In the hands of brothers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who wrote...
- 4/12/2023
- by Joshua Alston
- Variety Film + TV
Joe Pickett is returning for a second season on June 4, 2023 with Michael Dorman back as the titular character. Season one premiered in December 2021 as a Spectrum Original, but Paramount+ is the show’s new home for its second season.
Season two will launch with the release of the first two episodes on June 4th. New episodes will follow on Sundays.
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle guide the series as directors, showrunners, and executive producers. The series is based on C.J. Box’s bestselling book series, and Box is involved as an executive producer along with Red Wagon Entertainment’s Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher.
Michael Dorman as Joe Pickett and Julianna Guill as Marybeth Pickett in ‘Joe Pickett’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount +)
The release date announcement was accompanied by season two photos and the first teaser trailer for the upcoming season. Paramount+ also released this description of the second season:
“In season two,...
Season two will launch with the release of the first two episodes on June 4th. New episodes will follow on Sundays.
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle guide the series as directors, showrunners, and executive producers. The series is based on C.J. Box’s bestselling book series, and Box is involved as an executive producer along with Red Wagon Entertainment’s Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher.
Michael Dorman as Joe Pickett and Julianna Guill as Marybeth Pickett in ‘Joe Pickett’ season 2 (Photo Credit: Paramount +)
The release date announcement was accompanied by season two photos and the first teaser trailer for the upcoming season. Paramount+ also released this description of the second season:
“In season two,...
- 4/11/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Wyoming game warden will soon be back on patrol: Paramount+ announced the neo-western Joe Pickett will return with two episodes on Sunday, June 4 in the U.S. and Canada.
Following the second season premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Paramount+.
In season two, the Wyoming game warden played by Michael Dorman discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders. To solve the case and catch the killer, Joe must navigate a radical anti-hunting activist, a ghoulish set of twins living off the grid and his own tortured past. Joe and his wife, Marybeth (Julianna Guill), discover that the murdered men weren’t as innocent as they seemed. But when they dig too deep, they are forced to go on the run and fight for their very lives.
The series comes from directors, showrunners and executive producers John Erick Dowdle...
Following the second season premiere, new episodes will drop weekly on Paramount+.
In season two, the Wyoming game warden played by Michael Dorman discovers a hunter murdered in the mountains and realizes his is just one of a series of gruesome murders. To solve the case and catch the killer, Joe must navigate a radical anti-hunting activist, a ghoulish set of twins living off the grid and his own tortured past. Joe and his wife, Marybeth (Julianna Guill), discover that the murdered men weren’t as innocent as they seemed. But when they dig too deep, they are forced to go on the run and fight for their very lives.
The series comes from directors, showrunners and executive producers John Erick Dowdle...
- 4/11/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Plot: This topical series focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster: the trials of the surviving members of the Brand Davidian sect, which forces them to explore their own complicity in supporting a young Vernon Howell’s ascent to become their prophet David Koresh; the birth of the militia movement and more specifically a critical look at what happens when a marginalized population, disenfranchised by the federal government gives rise to homegrown terrorist, Timothy McVeigh.
Review: Back in 2018, Showtime’s six-episode series Waco recreated the tragic siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas by the FBI. With a stellar cast led by Michael Shannon as FBI negotiator Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh, Waco was met with positive yet mixed reviews. Many felt the workmanlike drama was too sympathetic towards Koresh and his followers but praised Kitsch’s performance and that of the ensemble cast.
Review: Back in 2018, Showtime’s six-episode series Waco recreated the tragic siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas by the FBI. With a stellar cast led by Michael Shannon as FBI negotiator Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidian cult leader David Koresh, Waco was met with positive yet mixed reviews. Many felt the workmanlike drama was too sympathetic towards Koresh and his followers but praised Kitsch’s performance and that of the ensemble cast.
- 4/10/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Showtime has released the full trailer for the five-episode limited series ‘Waco: The Aftermath’.
Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events at Mt. Carmel that began on February 28, 1993, the series focuses 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-episode limited 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.
Taylor Kitsch played the cult’s charismatic leader David Koresh with Michael Shannon as FBI investigator and negotiator Gary Noesner. Shannon will reprise his role for the sequel series which focuses on the fallout of the disaster including the trials of the surviving members of the sect, and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy...
Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events at Mt. Carmel that began on February 28, 1993, the series focuses 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-episode limited 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.
Taylor Kitsch played the cult’s charismatic leader David Koresh with Michael Shannon as FBI investigator and negotiator Gary Noesner. Shannon will reprise his role for the sequel series which focuses on the fallout of the disaster including the trials of the surviving members of the sect, and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy...
- 3/1/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Kevin Hart is back with a thirst for fame in the official trailer for “Die Hart 2: Die Harter,” which the Roku Channel dropped today.
Hart plays a fictional version of himself in the comedy series, which follows his quest to become a renowned star of action films. When Season 2 kicks off, Hart is attempting to establish a reputation as the greatest action star of all time by developing an avant-garde unscripted feature. But his plans are soon foiled when an enemy from his past intervenes.
The new trailer previews what’s to come, along with a first look at series newcomer John Cena’s character. Cena plays a Hollywood stuntman who goes by the moniker “Mr. 206,” and is introduced to viewers holding a crossbow. The grizzly performer changes his tune once he sees Hart, immediately asking, “How do you like your tea?”
Other new additions to the Season 2 cast...
Hart plays a fictional version of himself in the comedy series, which follows his quest to become a renowned star of action films. When Season 2 kicks off, Hart is attempting to establish a reputation as the greatest action star of all time by developing an avant-garde unscripted feature. But his plans are soon foiled when an enemy from his past intervenes.
The new trailer previews what’s to come, along with a first look at series newcomer John Cena’s character. Cena plays a Hollywood stuntman who goes by the moniker “Mr. 206,” and is introduced to viewers holding a crossbow. The grizzly performer changes his tune once he sees Hart, immediately asking, “How do you like your tea?”
Other new additions to the Season 2 cast...
- 3/1/2023
- by Julia MacCary and Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
The “Waco: The Aftermath” series at Showtime has added 10 new cast members, Variety has learned.
The new cast members for the followup to Paramount Networks’ “Waco” include: Shea Whigham, who will reprise the role of Mitch Decker, the FBI agent who managed the situation leading up the siege; Annika Marks, who will reprise the role of Kathy Schroeder, one of the surviving Branch Davidians who was also called upon to testify; Alex Breaux, who will play Timothy McVeigh; Michael Cassidy, who will play Bill Johnston, the lead prosecutor in the trial of the Branch Davidians; Gary Cole, who will play Gordon Novel, described as an “intense private investigator;” Nicholas Kolev, who will play Paul Fatta, another one of the Davidians on trial after the Waco siege; Michael Luwoye, who will play Livingstone Fagan, described as “an extremely bright biblical scholar and one of the surviving Branch Davidians on trial;” Kali Rocha,...
The new cast members for the followup to Paramount Networks’ “Waco” include: Shea Whigham, who will reprise the role of Mitch Decker, the FBI agent who managed the situation leading up the siege; Annika Marks, who will reprise the role of Kathy Schroeder, one of the surviving Branch Davidians who was also called upon to testify; Alex Breaux, who will play Timothy McVeigh; Michael Cassidy, who will play Bill Johnston, the lead prosecutor in the trial of the Branch Davidians; Gary Cole, who will play Gordon Novel, described as an “intense private investigator;” Nicholas Kolev, who will play Paul Fatta, another one of the Davidians on trial after the Waco siege; Michael Luwoye, who will play Livingstone Fagan, described as “an extremely bright biblical scholar and one of the surviving Branch Davidians on trial;” Kali Rocha,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Waco: The Aftermath, a sequel series to Paramount Network’s 2018 miniseries, has rounded out its cast, finding its Timothy McVeigh and adding the likes of Gary Cole.
The series, which had originally been planned for Paramount+ but will now debut on Showtime on April 14, stars Michael Shannon and focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster.
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Alex Breaux, who starred in Apple series See, plays Timothy McVeigh, while Shea Whigham and Annika Marks reprise their roles from the original series and Gary Cole joins.
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Whigham returns as Mitch Decker, an FBI agent and colleague to Shannon’s hostage negotiator Gary Noesner, who managed the situation at Waco...
The series, which had originally been planned for Paramount+ but will now debut on Showtime on April 14, stars Michael Shannon and focuses on the fallout of the Waco disaster.
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Alex Breaux, who starred in Apple series See, plays Timothy McVeigh, while Shea Whigham and Annika Marks reprise their roles from the original series and Gary Cole joins.
Related: 2022-23 Showtime Pilots & Series Orders
Whigham returns as Mitch Decker, an FBI agent and colleague to Shannon’s hostage negotiator Gary Noesner, who managed the situation at Waco...
- 2/27/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime’s upcoming series, “Waco: The Aftermath,” will debut on the streaming service and on-demand April 14, followed by its linear premiere on April 16 at 10 p.m.
A first-look image has been released in addition to the premiere date (see above). “Waco: The Aftermath” follows the 2018 limited series “Waco,” which retold the true story of the 51-day standoff between a small religious community and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Atf). “The Aftermath” stars Michael Shannon, who reprises his role as Gary Noesner, a FBI hostage negotiator suffering from Ptsd after the failed negotiations in Waco. Shannon is rejoined by John Leguizamo as Jacob Vasquez, an undercover Atf agent. The upcoming five-episode series will document the fallout of the disaster, including the trials of the surviving Branch Davidian members and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh.
“Waco: The Aftermath” also stars David Costabile, J. Smith Cameron, John Hoogenakker,...
A first-look image has been released in addition to the premiere date (see above). “Waco: The Aftermath” follows the 2018 limited series “Waco,” which retold the true story of the 51-day standoff between a small religious community and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (Atf). “The Aftermath” stars Michael Shannon, who reprises his role as Gary Noesner, a FBI hostage negotiator suffering from Ptsd after the failed negotiations in Waco. Shannon is rejoined by John Leguizamo as Jacob Vasquez, an undercover Atf agent. The upcoming five-episode series will document the fallout of the disaster, including the trials of the surviving Branch Davidian members and the rise of homegrown terrorist Timothy McVeigh.
“Waco: The Aftermath” also stars David Costabile, J. Smith Cameron, John Hoogenakker,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
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...
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...
- 2/22/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Paramount Global continues to play musical chairs with some of its programming.
The conglomerate on Wednesday announced that Waco: The Aftermath, the follow-up to the 2018 limited series, will debut on Showtime. The show was originally picked up to air as a Paramount+ original after the 2018 show launched on Paramount Network.
Waco: The Aftermath stars Michael Shannon. The actor recently starred in Showtime’s George & Tammy, which became a Showtime original after it was originally picked up for Spectrum with a deal for a second window on Paramount Network.
The Aftermath will debut April 14 on Showtime’s streaming and on demand platforms before its linear debut April 16 at 10 p.m. That coincides with the 30th anniversary of the fallout of the Waco disaster.
The series 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...
The conglomerate on Wednesday announced that Waco: The Aftermath, the follow-up to the 2018 limited series, will debut on Showtime. The show was originally picked up to air as a Paramount+ original after the 2018 show launched on Paramount Network.
Waco: The Aftermath stars Michael Shannon. The actor recently starred in Showtime’s George & Tammy, which became a Showtime original after it was originally picked up for Spectrum with a deal for a second window on Paramount Network.
The Aftermath will debut April 14 on Showtime’s streaming and on demand platforms before its linear debut April 16 at 10 p.m. That coincides with the 30th anniversary of the fallout of the Waco disaster.
The series 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...
- 2/22/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Paramount Global operation under Chris McCarthy continues to shift finished series to Showtime, which was added to his portfolio in November. The Waco sequel, Waco: The Aftermath, which had been produced for Paramount+, will now be carried by Showtime –debuting on streaming and on demand Friday, April 14, and on-air Sunday, April 16, at 10 Pm.
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Waco: The Aftermath, starring Michael Shannon, as well as George & Tammy, also starring Shannon, are produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. George & Tammy was originally set to premiere on the now-defunct Spectrum Originals with second run on Paramount Network before it was diverted to Showtime.
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Waco: The Aftermath, starring Michael Shannon, as well as George & Tammy, also starring Shannon, are produced by MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios. George & Tammy was originally set to premiere on the now-defunct Spectrum Originals with second run on Paramount Network before it was diverted to Showtime.
- 2/22/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Joe Pickett is bulking up its cast for season two.
Alita: Battle Angel star Keean Johnson has joined as a new series regular and a trio of actors – Vivienne Guynn, Chad Rook and Aadila Dosani – have been promoted from recurring to series regulars.
This comes after Deadline revealed that the network had renewed the Michael Dorman-fronted drama series for a second season earlier this year.
The series follows a rookie game warden after he and his family move to an idyllic rural community in the mountains of Wyoming. Their dream, however, turns into a nightmare when Joe finds a murder victim in his backyard – and finds his family in the crosshairs of a deadly plot. Joe and his lawyer wife, Marybeth, are forced to navigate a tangled web of schemes, secrets, and conspiracy amid the gorgeous vistas of Wyoming’s vast wilderness.
Johnson, who just wrapped Paramount+’s...
Alita: Battle Angel star Keean Johnson has joined as a new series regular and a trio of actors – Vivienne Guynn, Chad Rook and Aadila Dosani – have been promoted from recurring to series regulars.
This comes after Deadline revealed that the network had renewed the Michael Dorman-fronted drama series for a second season earlier this year.
The series follows a rookie game warden after he and his family move to an idyllic rural community in the mountains of Wyoming. Their dream, however, turns into a nightmare when Joe finds a murder victim in his backyard – and finds his family in the crosshairs of a deadly plot. Joe and his lawyer wife, Marybeth, are forced to navigate a tangled web of schemes, secrets, and conspiracy amid the gorgeous vistas of Wyoming’s vast wilderness.
Johnson, who just wrapped Paramount+’s...
- 6/22/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael Shannon and John Leguizamo will reprise their roles from Paramount Network’s 2018 limited series “Waco” in “American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials,” MTV Entertainment Studios announced Monday. The follow-up series will explore the legal fallout after the tragic events that took place in Waco, Texas, in 1993.
Waco was the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement in history, as a small religious community known as the Branch Davidians led by David Koresh withstood a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). Four Atf agents and six civilians were left dead and dozens more were wounded during the battle. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI assault led to a fire that engulfed the compound, killing 76 men, women and children.
Leguizamo received an Emmy nomination for his “Waco” role as Jacob Vasquez, an Atf agent who blows the whistle on the disastrous siege.
Waco was the longest gun battle in U.S. law enforcement in history, as a small religious community known as the Branch Davidians led by David Koresh withstood a raid by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (Atf). Four Atf agents and six civilians were left dead and dozens more were wounded during the battle. A 51-day standoff ensued, and the conflict ended after an FBI assault led to a fire that engulfed the compound, killing 76 men, women and children.
Leguizamo received an Emmy nomination for his “Waco” role as Jacob Vasquez, an Atf agent who blows the whistle on the disastrous siege.
- 4/25/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Michael Shannon, who played the FBI lead Gary Noesner in the 6-part TV miniseries, "Waco," will executive produce a follow-up series for Paramount+ called "American Tragedies: Waco - The Trials." The new streaming series hails from the same creators, John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, and it will air next year in conjunction with the 30th anniversary of the siege and standoff between the Branch Davidian religious group and government and law enforcement officials near Waco, Texas.
In addition to Shannon, "Waco" starred Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh, and its stacked ensemble cast also included Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Shea Wigham, Melissa Benoist,...
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In addition to Shannon, "Waco" starred Taylor Kitsch as cult leader David Koresh, and its stacked ensemble cast also included Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Shea Wigham, Melissa Benoist,...
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- 4/1/2022
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
Exclusive: Michael Shannon starred as FBI negotiator Gary Noesner in Paramount Network’s 2018 series Waco and four years later he has boarded the follow up series as an executive producer.
Shannon is set as one of the exec producers, alongside creators and showrunners Drew and John Erick Dowdle, for Paramount+’s American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials (w/t).
The drama was first teased in February 2021 at Paramount’s investor day to launch its streaming service, although little was known about the project at the time.
The new series is slated to launch in 2023 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events in Texas.
Waco, which also starred Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Julia Garner and Melissa Benoist, 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,...
Shannon is set as one of the exec producers, alongside creators and showrunners Drew and John Erick Dowdle, for Paramount+’s American Tragedies: Waco – The Trials (w/t).
The drama was first teased in February 2021 at Paramount’s investor day to launch its streaming service, although little was known about the project at the time.
The new series is slated to launch in 2023 to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the tragic events in Texas.
Waco, which also starred Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, Paul Sparks, Rory Culkin, Julia Garner and Melissa Benoist, 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,...
- 3/31/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Joe Pickett, the Michael Dorman-fronted drama series, is returning for season two.
Spectrum Originals has renewed the show, which follows a dedicated game warden and his family as they navigate the shifting sociopolitical climate of a small rural town on the verge of economic collapse, after it becomes its most-watched series ever.
Katherine Pope, Head of Spectrum Originals, told Deadline that the C.J Box adaptation was watched by over 1M households in its first month after its December launch – making it the company’s most-watched original before the full season was released.
This puts it ahead of series such as Mad About You, Manhunt: Deadly Games and LA’s Finest.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The series, which is produced by Paramount Television Studios, is currently available exclusively on its Spectrum service and will launch on Paramount+ at a later date. While...
Spectrum Originals has renewed the show, which follows a dedicated game warden and his family as they navigate the shifting sociopolitical climate of a small rural town on the verge of economic collapse, after it becomes its most-watched series ever.
Katherine Pope, Head of Spectrum Originals, told Deadline that the C.J Box adaptation was watched by over 1M households in its first month after its December launch – making it the company’s most-watched original before the full season was released.
This puts it ahead of series such as Mad About You, Manhunt: Deadly Games and LA’s Finest.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The series, which is produced by Paramount Television Studios, is currently available exclusively on its Spectrum service and will launch on Paramount+ at a later date. While...
- 2/9/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Virgin River‘s Benjamin Hollingsworth is set for a recurring role in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals drama based on C.J Box’s novels.
The ten-part series, which comes from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment, will be headlined by Michael Dorman and also features David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Hollingsworth will portray Ote Keeley, a big game poacher whose brazen and unpredictable behavior makes...
The ten-part series, which comes from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment, will be headlined by Michael Dorman and also features David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Hollingsworth will portray Ote Keeley, a big game poacher whose brazen and unpredictable behavior makes...
- 7/7/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Big Sky’s Patrick Gallagher is set for a recurring role in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals drama based on C.J Box’s novels.
The ten-part series, which comes from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment, will be headlined by Michael Dorman and also features David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
The Dowdles are creators, writers, directors and showrunners on the show, with Doug Wick and...
The ten-part series, which comes from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment, will be headlined by Michael Dorman and also features David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
The Dowdles are creators, writers, directors and showrunners on the show, with Doug Wick and...
- 6/24/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jessica Jones alumna Leah Gibson and Nancy Drew‘s Aadila Dosani are set for recurring roles in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals’ hourlong drama series based on C.J. Box’s bestselling novels, starring Michael Dorman. The series hails from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Gibson will play Jeannie Keeley, a rough around the edges mother.
Dosani will portray Cricket, a police dispatcher and big-time conspiracy buff.
In addition to Dornan, cast also includes David Alan Grier,...
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Gibson will play Jeannie Keeley, a rough around the edges mother.
Dosani will portray Cricket, a police dispatcher and big-time conspiracy buff.
In addition to Dornan, cast also includes David Alan Grier,...
- 6/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Chad Rook (Siren) is set for a recurring role in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals’ hourlong drama series based on C.J. Box’s bestselling novels, starring Michael Dorman. The series hails from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Rook will play Deputy McLanahan.
Cast also includes David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
The Dowdles executive produce with Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher for Red Wagon Entertainment. Box...
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
Rook will play Deputy McLanahan.
Cast also includes David Alan Grier, Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva.
The Dowdles executive produce with Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher for Red Wagon Entertainment. Box...
- 5/5/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
David Alan Grier (Coffee and Kareem), Julianna Guill, Sharon Lawrence, Mustafa Speaks, Paul Sparks, Skywalker Hughes and Kamryn Pliva are set as series regulars in Joe Pickett, Spectrum Originals’ hourlong drama series based on C.J. Box’s bestselling novels. They join Michael Dorman, who stars as the title character in the series, from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air...
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air...
- 4/19/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
David Alan Grier, Sharon Lawrence, Julianna Guill, Mustafa Speaks and Paul Sparks have joined the cast of Spectrum Original’s “Joe Pickett,” the drama series from the team behind “Waco.”
Michael Dorman (“For All Mankind”) stars in “Joe Pickett” as a game warden navigating the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming of Saddlestring that hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered.
Guill will play his wife, Marybeth Pickett, described as charming, forthright, and probably the smartest person in all of Saddlestring. Lawrence will play Missy, Marybeth’s mother.
David Alan Grier, now co-starring on the Netflix comedy “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” will play Vern, a former gregarious, larger than life game warden. “Dave” and “Seven Seconds” actor Mustafa Speaks will play Nate, a former Special Operations soldier. Paul Sparks will play Wacey, an ex-rodeo cowboy who is about to begin his campaign for sheriff.
Michael Dorman (“For All Mankind”) stars in “Joe Pickett” as a game warden navigating the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming of Saddlestring that hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered.
Guill will play his wife, Marybeth Pickett, described as charming, forthright, and probably the smartest person in all of Saddlestring. Lawrence will play Missy, Marybeth’s mother.
David Alan Grier, now co-starring on the Netflix comedy “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me,” will play Vern, a former gregarious, larger than life game warden. “Dave” and “Seven Seconds” actor Mustafa Speaks will play Nate, a former Special Operations soldier. Paul Sparks will play Wacey, an ex-rodeo cowboy who is about to begin his campaign for sheriff.
- 4/19/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Spectrum Originals has given a 10-episode order to Joe Pickett, an hourlong drama series based on C.J. Box’s bestselling novels. Michael Dorman has been tapped for the title role in the project from Waco creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Paramount Television Studios and Doug Wick and Lucy Fisher’s Red Wagon Entertainment.
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
“C.J. Box’s brilliant and beloved Joe Pickett novels draw you in with the quiet beauty of the Wyoming setting, but it’s the characters that keep you riveted in their complexity,...
Joe Pickett follows a game warden (Dorman) and his family as they navigate the changing political and socio-economic climate in a small rural town in Wyoming. Surrounded by rich history and vast wildlife, the township hides decades of schemes and secrets that are yet to be uncovered. The series will air for a nine-month exclusive run on Spectrum.
“C.J. Box’s brilliant and beloved Joe Pickett novels draw you in with the quiet beauty of the Wyoming setting, but it’s the characters that keep you riveted in their complexity,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Just in case you forgot, that Friday Night Lights reboot movie is still in the works, and it has a new creative team. John Erick and Drew Dowdle, known collectively as The Dowdle Brothers, have been tasked with making this potentially bad idea happen. Rather than follow-up the original Friday Night Lights movie, or connect to the popular […]
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- 11/24/2019
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
John Erick and Drew Dowdle, aka the Dowdle brothers, have boarded Universal Pictures’ reimagining of “Friday Night Lights.” Both will do a polish on the script, with John Erick directing and Drew exec producing.
Sources tell Variety that the movie is not a sequel to Universal’s 2004 film starring Billy Bob Thornton, nor is it based on NBC’s TV series with Kyle Chandler. Instead, it’s a new property, though still focused on H.G. Bissinger’s non-fiction book about the 1988 Permian High School Panthers as the new Texas football team makes a run toward the state championship.
The original film, directed by Peter Berg, brought in a modest $61 million at the domestic box office. The property strengthened its fanbase when NBC and Berg turned it into a TV series, which garnered critical acclaim as well as an Emmy win for Chandler during its five-year run.
Since the show ended,...
Sources tell Variety that the movie is not a sequel to Universal’s 2004 film starring Billy Bob Thornton, nor is it based on NBC’s TV series with Kyle Chandler. Instead, it’s a new property, though still focused on H.G. Bissinger’s non-fiction book about the 1988 Permian High School Panthers as the new Texas football team makes a run toward the state championship.
The original film, directed by Peter Berg, brought in a modest $61 million at the domestic box office. The property strengthened its fanbase when NBC and Berg turned it into a TV series, which garnered critical acclaim as well as an Emmy win for Chandler during its five-year run.
Since the show ended,...
- 11/21/2019
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/directors John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ("Waco"), continue developing a big screen feature adapting author Mark Shaw's true-crime conspiracy novel "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen":
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
- 10/19/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Writer/directors John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ("Waco"), continue developing author Mark Shaw's true-crime conspiracy novel "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen":
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
- 3/12/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Writer/directors John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ("Waco"), continue developing a big screen feature adapting author Mark Shaw's true-crime conspiracy novel "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen":
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
- 1/23/2019
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
A three-time Emmy nominee recognized this year for the first time in almost 20 years, Waco’s John Leguizamo dove head first into Paramount Network’s limited series, investigating the psychology of David Koresh’s Branch Davidians, and those who fell under their spell.
With this true-crime series from John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle—based on two first-hand accounts of 1993’s 51-day standoff between the Atf, the FBI and Koresh’s compound-dwelling religious faction—the celebrated actor was tasked with portraying Jacob Vazquez, a fictionalized version of the undercover Atf agent sent in to infiltrate Koresh’s Waco, Texas organization.
Making a strong impression with Emmy voters over the course of three of the series’ six episodes, Leguizamo’s challenge was to believably portray Vazquez’ arc, from a skeptic and direct antagonist to the Branch Davidians to someone who, to some degree, believed. “It’s my whole transformation of going...
With this true-crime series from John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle—based on two first-hand accounts of 1993’s 51-day standoff between the Atf, the FBI and Koresh’s compound-dwelling religious faction—the celebrated actor was tasked with portraying Jacob Vazquez, a fictionalized version of the undercover Atf agent sent in to infiltrate Koresh’s Waco, Texas organization.
Making a strong impression with Emmy voters over the course of three of the series’ six episodes, Leguizamo’s challenge was to believably portray Vazquez’ arc, from a skeptic and direct antagonist to the Branch Davidians to someone who, to some degree, believed. “It’s my whole transformation of going...
- 8/22/2018
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
“There’s always a lot more pressure,” John Leguizamo admits in our exclusive webcam interview (watch the video above) about playing a real person on screen. “You feel like you have to do a lot more research and get it right, but you also have to pay tribute to and respect yourself, because I don’t want to be doing an impersonation; there’s no fun in that for me. I like to find a happy half-way point between the real person and myself.” Leguizamo is nominated this year for his supporting role in “Waco,” 20 years after winning his first Emmy for the TV special “Freak.”
Leguizamo plays an undercover Atf agent in “Waco,” the Paramount Network limited series that dramatizes the tense and ultimately tragic 51-day standoff in 1993 between the FBI, the Atf and David Koresh‘s Branch Davidian religious sect trapped within their Waco, Texas compound. The series...
Leguizamo plays an undercover Atf agent in “Waco,” the Paramount Network limited series that dramatizes the tense and ultimately tragic 51-day standoff in 1993 between the FBI, the Atf and David Koresh‘s Branch Davidian religious sect trapped within their Waco, Texas compound. The series...
- 8/15/2018
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
After the audience at the Atx Television Festival watched an initial episode of Waco, actors Taylor Kitsch, Julia Garner, Paul Sparks and show creators/writers Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle took the stage to talk about Paramount Network’s limited series. When asked how it is to watch the series with an audience, Kitsch immediately had an answer.
“I can watch myself any day of the week — all day, every day,” the Friday Night Lights alum joked.
The city of Waco is only about two hours away from Austin, so it’s only appropriate — and a tad bit eerie — that limited series had a presence at the Atx Television Festival. The limited series is based on the deadly 51-day standoff in the spring of 1993 between religious leader David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound and federal law enforcement, premiered earlier this year.
In playing Koresh, Kitsch, who now lives in Austin,...
“I can watch myself any day of the week — all day, every day,” the Friday Night Lights alum joked.
The city of Waco is only about two hours away from Austin, so it’s only appropriate — and a tad bit eerie — that limited series had a presence at the Atx Television Festival. The limited series is based on the deadly 51-day standoff in the spring of 1993 between religious leader David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound and federal law enforcement, premiered earlier this year.
In playing Koresh, Kitsch, who now lives in Austin,...
- 6/7/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Kitsch will be making his Atx Television Festival debut this June, Variety has learned exclusively.
Following a screening of one of the six episodes of his Paramount Network limited series “Waco,” Kitsch will appear on a panel to discuss the process of adapting the true story of David Koresh and the 1993 siege on his Branch Davidian compound in Texas. Additional panelists are expected to be announced closer to the event.
“Waco” debuted in January 2018 on the cabler. Created by Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle, the series also starred Michael Shannon, Rory Culkin, John Leguizamo, Melissa Benoist, Julia Garner and Andrea Riseborough.
Although the festival hosted annual “Friday Night Lights” screenings in its early years, Kitsch was never able to attend the formal events, although he did stop by the opening night party in 2014 to reunite with “Fnl” stars such as Derek Phillips and Adrianne Palicki.
“Waco” is the...
Following a screening of one of the six episodes of his Paramount Network limited series “Waco,” Kitsch will appear on a panel to discuss the process of adapting the true story of David Koresh and the 1993 siege on his Branch Davidian compound in Texas. Additional panelists are expected to be announced closer to the event.
“Waco” debuted in January 2018 on the cabler. Created by Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle, the series also starred Michael Shannon, Rory Culkin, John Leguizamo, Melissa Benoist, Julia Garner and Andrea Riseborough.
Although the festival hosted annual “Friday Night Lights” screenings in its early years, Kitsch was never able to attend the formal events, although he did stop by the opening night party in 2014 to reunite with “Fnl” stars such as Derek Phillips and Adrianne Palicki.
“Waco” is the...
- 5/11/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Waco, the dramatic miniseries based on the deadly 51-day standoff in 1993 between Branch Davidians and federal law enforcement, premiered earlier this year on the Paramount Network, formerly SpikeTV. It stars Michael Shannon as real-life FBI agent Gary Noesner and Taylor Kitsch as Branch Davidians leader David Koresh.
In effort to get to the humanness of infamous Koresh, Kitsch told the packed crowd at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys event today that found it was important to strip the character bare and go back to the start, get down to the bare bones. He requested footage of Koresh’s early sermons, researched his childhood, and lost 30 pounds.
“Yes, this is a guy who does a lot of pretty reprehensible stuff, but we’ve got to ask ourselves why,” said on the network’s panel. “That is what is going to make [his character] fly.”
Koresch’s ultimate death at the hands of Atf agents...
In effort to get to the humanness of infamous Koresh, Kitsch told the packed crowd at Deadline’s The Contenders Emmys event today that found it was important to strip the character bare and go back to the start, get down to the bare bones. He requested footage of Koresh’s early sermons, researched his childhood, and lost 30 pounds.
“Yes, this is a guy who does a lot of pretty reprehensible stuff, but we’ve got to ask ourselves why,” said on the network’s panel. “That is what is going to make [his character] fly.”
Koresch’s ultimate death at the hands of Atf agents...
- 4/16/2018
- by Holly Aguirre
- Deadline Film + TV
Writer/directors John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle ("Waco"), willl develop a big screen feature from author Mark Shaw's true-crime conspiracy novel "The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen":
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
"...was 'What's My Line' TV Star, media icon and crack investigative reporter 'Dorothy Kilgallen'...
"...murdered for writing a tell-all book about the 'JFK' assassination? If so, are the main suspects in her death still at large?
"These questions and more are answered, unfolding a 'whodunit' conspiracy, based on official, previously unobtainable documents, featuring a gaggle of suspects...
"...including those who had the most to benefit from her death, including the 'Democrat' party, the 'Kennedy' family, 'Frank Sinatra' and 'FBI' head J. Edgar Hoover..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Dorothy Kilgallen...
- 3/13/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Dorothy Kilgallen, the iconic columnist and media personality whose own investigation into the assassination of John F. Kennedy criticized the findings of the Warren Report, is getting the big-screen treatment.
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who created the recent Paramount Network series Waco, have optioned Mark Shaw’s true-crime novel The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen. For the feature, the writers will also draw from Shaw’s in-progress follow-up, Denial of Justice: Dorothy Kilgallen, Abuse of Power and the Most Compelling JFK Assassination Investigation in History.
A syndicated newspaper columnist...
John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, who created the recent Paramount Network series Waco, have optioned Mark Shaw’s true-crime novel The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What’s My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen. For the feature, the writers will also draw from Shaw’s in-progress follow-up, Denial of Justice: Dorothy Kilgallen, Abuse of Power and the Most Compelling JFK Assassination Investigation in History.
A syndicated newspaper columnist...
- 3/12/2018
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mark Shaw's true crime novel The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen has been optioned by filmmakers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle. They are still determining what form the book will take, limited series or film. The filmmaking brothers last created and executive produced Paramount Network's limited series Waco which starred Taylor Kitsch as Branch-Davidian leader David Koresh. In The Reporter Who…...
- 3/12/2018
- Deadline
Network: Paramount Network. Episodes: Six (hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: January 24, 2018 — February 28, 2018. Series status: Ended/cancelled (mini-series). Performers include: Michael Shannon, Taylor Kitsch, Andrea Riseborough, John Leguizamo, Melissa Benoist, Paul Sparks, Shea Whigham, Rory Culkin, Julia Garner, Demore Barnes, Christopher Stanley, and Camryn Manheim. TV show description: A six-part event series, the Waco TV show is a dramatization of the federal siege on cult leader David Koresh’s Branch Davidian compound, outside Waco, Texas. Creators John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle based it on two biographies, Waco: A Survivor’s Story, by Branch Davidian survivor David Thibodeau, and Stalling for Time: My Life as an FBI Hostage Negotiator, by the FBI’s Head of Crisis Negotiation Unit Gary Noesner.
- 3/2/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
As if he was checking off boxes from an actor’s challenge, Taylor Kitsch went through an entire transformation to play cult leader, David Koresh. Weight loss? Check. New accent? Check. Historical figure with a mind as unique as his look? Check, check, and check.
But one treacherous final piece put everything else at risk: His hair.
“We agonized to a level you wouldn’t believe over the hair,” co-creator Drew Dowdle said in an interview with IndieWire.
And they should. Recreating a true story for television isn’t just about looking at pictures and matching everything up. Adjustments have to be made to make sure the period details don’t get in the way of the story. Think about the movie “J. Edgar”: Do you remember what happened in Clint Eastwood’s two-hour bipoic of the F.B.I.’s most powerful leader, or do you think about how weird...
But one treacherous final piece put everything else at risk: His hair.
“We agonized to a level you wouldn’t believe over the hair,” co-creator Drew Dowdle said in an interview with IndieWire.
And they should. Recreating a true story for television isn’t just about looking at pictures and matching everything up. Adjustments have to be made to make sure the period details don’t get in the way of the story. Think about the movie “J. Edgar”: Do you remember what happened in Clint Eastwood’s two-hour bipoic of the F.B.I.’s most powerful leader, or do you think about how weird...
- 2/28/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Debuting tonight on the Paramount Network, Waco is a bit of a mess. For one thing, the six-episode series starring Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch and spotlighting the 51-day siege of the Branch Davidian compound in Texas back in 1993 and its fiery and fatality filled-end is pretty much all over the map narratively, as I say in my video review above. In fact, if there is one consistency in the series executive produced by Drew Dowdle and John Erick Dowdle, it is that…...
- 1/25/2018
- Deadline TV
Creators of Paramount Network’s Waco set out to dramatize the “no bad guys” version of the 1993 standoff at the Branch Davidian splinter group complex. Four government agents were killed in a botched raid by Atf, which suspected that the facility was housing a weapons arsenal. The 51-day standoff that ensued ended when the FBI initiated a tear gas attack, during which the complex erupted in fire and about 80 people died, including cult leader David Koresh. Ep Drew Dowdle…...
- 1/15/2018
- Deadline TV
Oh, man. The home entertainment releases for October 10th are bonkers, as we have a ton of brilliant offerings making their way to Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday. Edgar Wright’s Baby Driver hits multiple formats this week, and we also have the unrated cut of Wish Upon to look forward to as well. Scream Factory is digging up The Poughkeepsie Tapes (finally) for their Blu/DVD Combo release, and Criterion Collection has put together a stunning presentation for The Lure.
Cult cinema fans will want to pick up the new Blu-rays for Kill, Baby… Kill and The Green Slime, and for those looking for some new horror experiences, Temple, Open Water 3, and Demonic come home on October 10th.
Baby Driver (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital, Blu/Digital & DVD)
Baby (Ansel Elgort) – a talented, young getaway driver – relies on the beat of his personal...
Cult cinema fans will want to pick up the new Blu-rays for Kill, Baby… Kill and The Green Slime, and for those looking for some new horror experiences, Temple, Open Water 3, and Demonic come home on October 10th.
Baby Driver (Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 4K Ultra HD/Blu/Digital, Blu/Digital & DVD)
Baby (Ansel Elgort) – a talented, young getaway driver – relies on the beat of his personal...
- 10/10/2017
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
If you've been waiting to own The Poughkeepsie Tapes since its initial premiere back in 2007, then Scream Factory has the ultimate early Halloween treat for you with their October 10th home media release of the John Erick Dowdle film, and we've been provided with three Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copies to give away to lucky Daily Dead readers.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy of The Poughkeepsie Tapes.
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Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray / DVD combo pack copy of The Poughkeepsie Tapes.
How to Enter: We're giving Daily Dead readers multiple chances to enter and win:
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Entry Details: The contest will...
- 10/9/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
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