Davidians

Emmy nominee Giovanni Ribisi (The Offer) will play Dan Cogdell, a top trial lawyer for the surviving Branch Davidians.

Several thousand people around the world still call themselves Branch Davidians.

The Branch Davidians, who believe that the apocalypse is imminent in their lifetime, are a splinter group of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The five-episode limited drama will detail the years following the siege of the Branch Davidians outside of Waco, Texas, and the trial of the surviving members.

While well-known cults like Scientology, NXIVM and the Branch Davidians continue to be the subject of countless hours of TV shows and podcasts, there are many other lesser-known cults in other parts of the world — including right here in Maine.

In Waco, Texas in 1992, the Branch Davidians were attacked by law enforcement in their compound.

The roots of the confrontation between the federal government and the Branch Davidians went back 10 years before the Waco siege.

Authorities determine at least 75 Davidians died in the fire.

The compound is rocked by an explosion after the Davidians set fire to it in response to being gassed by federal authorities since early Monday morning on the 51st and final day of the standoff.

Davidian Seventh-day Adventist Association main The Davidians (originally named Shepherd's Rod) is a small offshoot with an unknown number of members made up primarily of voluntarily disfellowshipped members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Koresh had an affair with the then-prophetess of the Branch Davidians Lois Roden.