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The Looming Tower

Miniseries

February 28, 2018 (8 years ago)
10 episodes
7.7/10
Stream on
Hulu

No overview available.

Key Crew

Craig Zisk

Director

Craig Zisk

Lawrence Wright

Writer

Lawrence Wright

Age 70 (now 78)

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Producer

Ali Soufan

Now It Begins…
S01E01
7.9/10

Now It Begins…

50m
February 28, 2018

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.

Losing My Religion
S01E02
7.9/10

Losing My Religion

50m
February 28, 2018

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.

Mistakes Were Made
S01E03
7.0/10

Mistakes Were Made

50m
February 28, 2018

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

Mercury
S01E04
7.3/10

Mercury

50m
March 7, 2018

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.

Y2K
S01E05
7.3/10

Y2K

50m
March 14, 2018

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.

Boys at War
S01E06
7.6/10

Boys at War

50m
March 21, 2018

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.

The General
S01E07
7.6/10

The General

50m
March 28, 2018

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.

A Very Special Relationship
S01E08
7.7/10

A Very Special Relationship

50m
April 4, 2018

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.

Tuesday
S01E09
7.8/10

Tuesday

50m
April 11, 2018

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.

9/11
S01E10
8.7/10

9/11

50m
April 18, 2018

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.