The Looming Tower

2018 - 2018

Now It Begins…

28th February 2018

Episode 1

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

28th February 2018

Episode 2

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

28th February 2018

Episode 3

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

Episode 4

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

14th March 2018

Episode 5

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

21st March 2018

Episode 6

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

28th March 2018

Episode 7

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

Episode 8

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

11th April 2018

Episode 9

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

18th April 2018

Episode 10

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.

Top Cast

Jeff Daniels•Tahar Rahim•Wrenn Schmidt

War & Politics Drama

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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Jeff Daniels

John O'Neill

Tahar Rahim Image

Tahar Rahim

Ali Soufan

Wrenn Schmidt Image

Wrenn Schmidt

Diane Priest

Bill Camp Image

Bill Camp

Robert Chesney

Louis Cancelmi Image

Louis Cancelmi

Vince Stuart

Virginia Kull Image

Virginia Kull

Kathy Shaughnessy

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Ella Rae Peck

Heather

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Sullivan Jones

Floyd Bennet

Michael Stuhlbarg Image

Michael Stuhlbarg

Richard Clarke

Peter Sarsgaard Image

Peter Sarsgaard

Martin Schmidt

Full Crew

Lauren Whitney

Producer

Lawrence Wright Image

Lawrence Wright

Book

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Dan Futterman

Executive Producer

Ali Soufan

Producer

Adam Rapp

Executive Producer

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Alex Gibney

Executive Producer

Lawrence Wright Image

Lawrence Wright

Executive Producer

Craig Zisk Image

Craig Zisk

Executive Producer

Peter Feldman

Producer

Lester Cohen

Production Design

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Will Bates

Original Music Composer

Justin Bischoff

Second Assistant Director

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