Waco: American Apocalypse is an American documentary television miniseries about the Waco siege in 1993 between the US federal government and the Branch Davidians, led by David Koresh. It was released on Netflix on March 22, 2023.The three-part documentary series tells the story of the Waco siege in 1993, which was the largest gunfight on US soil since the Civil War.[1] The 51-day standoff between the Branch Davidians and the FBI ended with the deaths of 86 people, and the destruction of the compound in a fire.Waco: American Apocalypse Season 1 Download
[2][3][4]The docuseries is directed by Tiller Russell and produced by Original Productions.[1][2] It features videotapes filmed inside the FBI’s Hostage Negotiation Command Post, raw news footage, FBI wiretap recordings, and interviews with participants including one of Koresh’s spiritual wives, the last child released from the compound alive, an FBI sniper, the FBI’s chief hostage negotiator, journalists covering the story, and members of the ATF tactical team.[1][6]The series features three 50-minute episodes, and was released on Netflix on March 22, 2023, coinciding with the 30-year anniversary of the siege.[2]Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the documentary series 3 out of 5 stars, calling the survivors’ stories “moving” but concluding that it “settles for spectacle over insight.”[7] John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote, “For all its occasionally awkward sentimentality, director Tiller Russell’s new Netflix series benefits from a long-range perspective that supports its central thesis – that the unnecessary calamity of Waco was due to the inability, or outright refusal, of one U.S. government entity to listen to another.”[8]Lucy Mangan of The Guardian gave the documentary series 3 out of 5 stars, calling the survivors’ stories “moving” but concluding that it “settles for spectacle over insight.”[7] John Anderson of The Wall Street Journal wrote, “For all its occasionally awkward sentimentality, director Tiller Russell’s new Netflix series benefits from a long-range perspective that supports its central thesis – that the unnecessary calamity of Waco was due to the inability, or outright refusal, of one U.S. government entity to listen to another.”[8]