Name: Road to 9/11
Released: 2017-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Hadley, Leon Panetta

TV Show · Documentary · History

Road to 9/11 provides a 360 degree overview of the events that led to the September 11th terrorist attack on the United States. The comprehensive, dramatic narrative weaves together the complex global connections and webs that were developing over two decades. Featuring more than 50 interviews, the story is told by the people who were there, some speaking on US television for the first time.

2017 · 1h 26m

Starring F. Murray Abraham, Stephen Hadley, Leon Panetta

EPISODE 1

Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad

While investigating the assassination of a rabbi in 1990, agents discover a Brooklyn-based terrorist cell with connections to Osama bin Laden; in 1993, cell members succeed in setting off a bomb in the World Trade Center, killing six people.
EPISODE 2

Part 2: The Bin Ladens

Clinton administration officials react to the rise in jihadi terror; operations are planned targeting Osama bin Laden resulting in near misses; a profile of bin Laden emerges through interview footage with him and commentary from people who knew him.
EPISODE 3

Part 3: The Days of Terror

A portrait of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks; a look at the men recruited to carry out the attacks, including their backgrounds and training; an examination of missed signals in Washington, D.C., prior to the attacks.