The Looming Tower

The Looming Tower

Ended First aired 28/Feb/2018 United States English 1 season(s) 10 episode(s)
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While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
10 episode(s) · Air date: 28/Feb/2018
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S1E10
9/11
Air date: 18/Apr/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
Summary

Nobody can get a hold of O'Neill on Sept. 11, 2001; Soufan's evacuation from Yemen stops short as the CIA Station Chief gives him the answers he has been seeking from the CIA; Schmidt is reinstated into Alec Station; Soufan interrogates Abu Jandal.

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Nobody can get a hold of O'Neill on Sept. 11, 2001; Soufan's evacuation from Yemen stops short as the CIA Station Chief gives him the answers he has been seeking from the CIA; Schmidt is reinstated into Alec Station; Soufan interrogates Abu Jandal.

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S1E9
Tuesday
Air date: 11/Apr/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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The CIA becomes aware that Hazmi and Mihdhar are gone and must relay that to the FBI. O’Neill accepts a job as head of security at the World Trade Center. Soufan is sent back to Yemen. Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta head to Vegas for a final indulgence.

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The CIA becomes aware that Hazmi and Mihdhar are gone and must relay that to the FBI. O’Neill accepts a job as head of security at the World Trade Center. Soufan is sent back to Yemen. Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta head to Vegas for a final indulgence.

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S1E8
A Very Special Relationship
Air date: 04/Apr/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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Everyone adjusts to a new president and, with it, a shift in threat priority. Soufan learns of the importance of UBL’s bodyguard and is refused access to him. O’Neill is denied re-entry into Yemen and forced to resign. The terrorists in the U.S., Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta, are lost by their U.S. handler.

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Everyone adjusts to a new president and, with it, a shift in threat priority. Soufan learns of the importance of UBL’s bodyguard and is refused access to him. O’Neill is denied re-entry into Yemen and forced to resign. The terrorists in the U.S., Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta, are lost by their U.S. handler.

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S1E7
The General
Air date: 28/Mar/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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O’Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

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O’Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

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S1E6
Boys at War
Air date: 21/Mar/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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Vince continues asking for permission to share Mihdhar’s visa with the FBI. O’Neill loses his briefcase and an investigation into his handling of classified materials begins. A boy, radicalized after the CIA’s retaliation attack killed his friend, travels to Yemen to start his own martyrdom journey.

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Vince continues asking for permission to share Mihdhar’s visa with the FBI. O’Neill loses his briefcase and an investigation into his handling of classified materials begins. A boy, radicalized after the CIA’s retaliation attack killed his friend, travels to Yemen to start his own martyrdom journey.

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S1E5
Y2K
Air date: 14/Mar/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O’Neill and Soufan raid an AQ cell in Brooklyn. The CIA continues to hide vital information from the FBI while they track suspicious individuals entering the U.S.

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The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O’Neill and Soufan raid an AQ cell in Brooklyn. The CIA continues to hide vital information from the FBI while they track suspicious individuals entering the U.S.

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S1E4
Mercury
Air date: 07/Mar/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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Continuing to keep information from the FBI, Schmidt is fired from Alec Station. Diane makes an important discovery about the owner of the phone number Owhali gave Chesney. O'Neill searches for solace in his faith as his personal and professional lives crumble before him.

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Continuing to keep information from the FBI, Schmidt is fired from Alec Station. Diane makes an important discovery about the owner of the phone number Owhali gave Chesney. O'Neill searches for solace in his faith as his personal and professional lives crumble before him.

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S1E3
Mistakes Were Made
Air date: 28/Feb/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA’s retaliation plan in approved.

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The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA’s retaliation plan in approved.

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S1E2
Losing My Religion
Air date: 28/Feb/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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Following the simultaneous embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the FBI begins its investigation on the ground, while the CIA starts working on a retaliation plan.

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Following the simultaneous embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the FBI begins its investigation on the ground, while the CIA starts working on a retaliation plan.

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S1E1
Now It Begins…
Air date: 28/Feb/2018 · Runtime: 50 min
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The chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, John O’Neill, invites rookie Muslim-American agent, Ali Soufan, onto his squad. Fighting to get information from the CIA, they soon realize their work is just beginning…as two American embassies are bombed.

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The chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, John O’Neill, invites rookie Muslim-American agent, Ali Soufan, onto his squad. Fighting to get information from the CIA, they soon realize their work is just beginning…as two American embassies are bombed.

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Jeff Daniels
Jeff Daniels
John O'Neill
Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim
Ali Soufan
Wrenn Schmidt
Wrenn Schmidt
Diane Priest
Bill Camp
Bill Camp
Robert Chesney
Louis Cancelmi
Louis Cancelmi
Vince Stuart
Virginia Kull
Virginia Kull
Kathy Shaughnessy
Ella Rae Peck
Ella Rae Peck
Heather
Sullivan Jones
Sullivan Jones
Floyd Bennet
Michael Stuhlbarg
Michael Stuhlbarg
Richard Clarke
Peter Sarsgaard
Peter Sarsgaard
Martin Schmidt
Kenneth Fok
Kenneth Fok
Chuck Esposito
Richard Lukunku
Richard Lukunku
Officer Ndereba
Rea Rangaka
Rea Rangaka
Simon
Rebecca Watson
Rebecca Watson
Under Secretary of Energy
Rachid El Adouani
Rachid El Adouani
Taller Man
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Reem Raouda
Haifa
Carl Levin
Carl Levin
Self (archive footage)
Marty Kintu
Marty Kintu
Male Janitor

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Lester Cohen
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Alex Gibney
Alex Gibney
Director, Executive Producer, Story
Ali Selim
Ali Selim
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Craig Zisk
Craig Zisk
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John Dahl
John Dahl
Director
Michael Slovis
Michael Slovis
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Justin Bischoff
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Jon Goracy
Jon Goracy
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Adam Rapp
Executive Producer, Writer
Dan Futterman
Dan Futterman
Executive Producer, Writer
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright
Book, Executive Producer
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Ali Soufan
Producer

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