Melissa Benoist has Joined the Cast of Waco

Melissa Benoist has landed a new role. Melissa has joined Michael Shannon and Taylor Kitsch in the six episode mini-series, Waco.

“Waco explores chronicles the 1993 standoff between the FBI, ATF and David Koresh’s spiritual sect, The Branch Davidians, told from several perspectives of those most intimately involved in both sides of the conflict.

Benoist will portray Rachel Koresh, the legal wife of Branch Davidian leader David Koresh (Kitsch) and considered the matriarch of Mount Carmel.”

Production is currently underway in Santa Fe, NM and it will premiere on Viacom’s Paramount Network in January 2018.

Source: Deadline