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Get ready for Waco! John Leguizamo has been cast in the event drama that will take viewers inside the 1993 standoff that happened at the Branch Davidian compound. The series will air on Paramount Network, which is currently branded as Spike.

Deadline revealed the role Leguizamo will play on the Paramount Network drama:

“Leguizamo will play ATF agent Robert Rodriguez. Rodriguez was sent into Koresh’s Mount Carmel to gather evidence and build a federal case against the Branch Davidians but forged a bond with the people inside.”

Leguizamo has also been cast on the drama pilot in development by ABC, Salamander. Are you excited to see John Leguizamo in Waco? Tell us what you think.