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The Looming Tower

War & PoliticsDrama
2018
1 Season
10 Episodes
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Ended
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About

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.

#central intelligence agency (cia)#fbi#terrorism#iraq war#9/11#iraq invasion#terrorist threat

Cast

Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels

as John O'Neill

Tahar Rahim

Tahar Rahim

as Ali Soufan

Wrenn Schmidt

Wrenn Schmidt

as Diane Priest

Bill Camp

Bill Camp

as Robert Chesney

Louis Cancelmi

Louis Cancelmi

as Vince Stuart

Virginia Kull

Virginia Kull

as Kathy Shaughnessy

Ella Rae Peck

Ella Rae Peck

as Heather

Sullivan Jones

Sullivan Jones

as Floyd Bennet

Michael Stuhlbarg

Michael Stuhlbarg

as Richard Clarke

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard

as Martin Schmidt

Episodes

Miniseries

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Now It Begins…
E1

Now It Begins…

Feb 28, 201850m7.9

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
E2

Losing My Religion

Feb 28, 201850m7.9

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
E3

Mistakes Were Made

Feb 28, 201850m7.0

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
E4

Mercury

Mar 7, 201850m7.3

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
E5

Y2K

Mar 14, 201850m7.3

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
E6

Boys at War

Mar 21, 201850m7.6

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
E7

The General

Mar 28, 201850m7.6

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
E8

A Very Special Relationship

Apr 4, 201850m7.7

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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