The Looming Tower

Ended

1 Season

10 Episodes

50 Mins

7.3 / 10

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.

CREATORS

Lawrence Wright

Lawrence Wright

CAST

Kathy Shaughnessy

Michael Stuhlbarg

Peter Sarsgaard

Richard Lukunku

Officer Ndereba

Under Secretary of Energy

Rachid El Adouani

Self (archive footage)

SEASONS

Miniseries

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.

LAST EPISODE TO AIR

9/11

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 b...

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central intelligence agency (cia)

terrorist threat

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