The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
The Looming Tower
War & Politics
Drama
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Overview
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.
Status: Ended
First Air Date: 2018-02-28
Runtime: 0h 50m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
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
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The Looming Tower Trailer (Official) • A Hulu Original
The Looming Tower Trailer (Official) • A Hulu Original
Episodes - Season 1
Now It Begins…
Now It Begins…
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
Losing My Religion
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
Mistakes Were Made
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
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
Y2K
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
Boys at War
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
The General
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
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
Tuesday
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
9/11
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.
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