Waco Filmography

TV SHOWS FILMED IN WACO

  • Silos Baking Competition, Magnolia Network, 2022-, TV Series.
  • The Retro Plant Shop with Mikey and Jo, Magnolia Network, 2022-, TV Series.
  • Public Artist, Magnolia Network, 2022-, TV Series.
  • The Making of Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Network, 2022-. 
  • Fixer Upper: Behind the Design. Magnolia Network
  • Fixer Upper: The Castle. Magnolia Network
  • Fixer Upper: Welcome Home. Magnolia Network, 2021-. New series starring Chip and Joanna Gaines as they work with homebuyers to design and modify their dream homes.
  • Magnolia Table with Joanna Gaines. Magnolia Network, 2021-. Infused with her warmth and passion for all things family, Joanna Gaines spends time in the kitchen sharing her favorite recipes, where they come from, and why she finds herself returning to them time and time again.
  • Restoration Road. Magnolia Network, 2021-. Woodworker Clint Harp travels the country in search of some of the oldest, most beautiful structures still standing today, examining how they were built, restored, and given new life by some of the country’s most talented craftsmen.
  • Home on the Road. Magnolia Network, Episode 6, 2021. Amanda Sudano Ramirez and Abner Ramirez- as the music duo JohnnySwim-and their kids as they tour the country performing and seeking out home and community.
  • Major League Fishing: 2021 Academy Sports + Outdoors Heritage Cup Begins in Waco, TX With 10 Eager Anglers. CBS Sports. 2021.
  • Who is J.O.B. Episode: Waco waves and giant waterslides. Red Bull Media House,  2018. Jamie O’Brien and the crew are in Waco to test out a new wave machine and try to ride barrels in Texas.
  • Fox Nation Outdoors. Fox News Channel, Episode 1, 2020. Hosted by Fox News Channel contributor Johnny “Joey” Jones. The episode follows him on a two-day hunting trip with  Ted Nugent. Filmed at Ted’s ranch outside Waco.
  • Fixer Upper. HGTV, five seasons, 2013 – 2018. The series starred Chip and Joanna Gaines, who worked with homebuyers to turn dilapidated houses into dream homes, featuring Joanna’s “modern farmhouse” style. Filmed in the Waco area, this show became the highest-rated show in the network’s history, with 3.4 million viewers per episode.
  • Fixer Upper: Behind the Design. HGTV, 2018. Two seasons. Starring Chip and Joanna Gaines.
  • Wood Work. DIY network, first season, 2017. Starring Clint and Kelly Harp.
  • The Disappearance of Maura Murray. September 2017. Two episodes, television series.
  • No Reservations. Travel Channel, 2008. Starring Anthony Bourdain. Plot: After spending all day at the Ted Nugent Ranch listening to rock ‘n’ roll and riding ATVs, Tony and Ted head to a local BBQ brisket joint (Rusty Star BBQ) for some grub.
  • Texas Cheer Moms. The Learning Channel, 2006. Filmed at Midway High School.
  • Surviving Nugent: The Ted Commandments, 2004. Filmed at Ted’s ranch outside Waco.
  • Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica, 2004. Reality show starring Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson.

 

FILMS SHOT IN WACO*

  • Pistol (miniseries), scenes shot in Waco in August 2021 by director Danny Boyle.
  • The Courage to Run with Chip Gaines and Gabe Grunewald, Magnolia Network, 2021. TV Movie.
  • The Old Man and the Gun. David Lowrey, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 2018. Starring Robert Redford, Casey Afflek, Danny Glover, and Sissy Spacek.
  • Friday’s Child. A.J. Edwards. Magnolia Pictures, 2018.
  • The Tree of Life. Terrence Malick. Fox Searchlight, 2011. Starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, and Jessica Chastain. Nominated for three Academy Awards.
  • Sironia. Brandon Dickerson. 2011. Starring Amy Acker, Wes Cunningham, Tony Hale, Robyn Lively, Carrie Preston and Meaghan Martin.
  • Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed. Dir. Nathan Frankowski. Rocky Mountain Pictures, 2008. Documentary. Starring Ben Stein.
  • Where the Heart Is. Matt Williams. Twentieth Century Fox, 2000. Starring Natalie Portman, Ashley Judd, Stockard Channing, and Joan Cusack.
  • Waco: The Rules of Engagement. William Gazecki. Journeyman Pictures, 1997. Documentary. Nominated for Academy Award for Best Documentary.

*Focusing on those with a distributor.

 

FILMS AND TV SHOWS ABOUT WACO

  • Waco. Dir. John Erick Dowdle and Dennie Gordon. Six-part TV miniseries on Paramount Network (formerly Spike TV) starring Taylor Kitsch, Michael Shannon. The Weinstein Company, 2018.
  • What About Waco. Dir. Chris Charles Scott. This 2017 documentary looks at five pivotal moments in the city of Waco’s history: the construction of the Suspension Bridge; the Reservation, a district of legal prostitution; the 1916 Jesse Washington public lynching; the World War I training camp named Camp MacArthur; and the 1953 Waco tornado.