Name: The Looming Tower
Released: 2018-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt

TV Show · Drama · History

The Looming Tower traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late 1990s and how the rivalry between the FBI and CIA during that time may have inadvertently set the path for the tragedy of 9/11. The new drama series is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book by Lawrence Wright.

2018 · 50m

Starring Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt

EPISODE 1

Now It Begins...

The chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, John O’Neill, invites rookie Muslim-American agent, Ali Soufan, onto his squad.

44m
EPISODE 2

Losing My Religion

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.

44m
EPISODE 3

Mistakes Were Made

The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA’s retaliation plan is approved.

44m
EPISODE 4

Mercury

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.

44m
EPISODE 5

Y2K

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.

44m
EPISODE 6

Boys at War

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.

44m