The Looming Tower

Name: The Looming Tower
Genre: Drama, History, Mini-Series, Thriller
Rating: 9

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Genres: Drama History Thriller

First Aired: 2018-02-28Length: 50 MinStatus: Ended

Available at: Prime Video (Can be changed Report errors.)

The rivalry between the FBI and CIA and how it may have inadvertently set the stage for Osama bin Laden and the tragedy of 9/11. Based on the non-fiction book by Lawrence Wright. (Source: thetvdb.com)

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Season 1 (show/hide)
10	9/11	2018-04-18
September 11, 2001 and no one can get a hold of O’Neill. Soufan’s evacuation from Yemen stops short as the CIA Station Chief gives him all the answers he has been asking from the CIA for months. Schmidt is reinstated into Alec Station. Soufan finally interrogates Abu Jandal.
9	Tuesday	2018-04-11
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.
8	A Very Special Relationship	2018-04-04
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.
7	The General	2018-03-28
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.
6	Boys at War	2018-03-21
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.
5	Y2K	2018-03-14
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.
4	Mercury	2018-03-07
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.
3	Mistakes Were Made	2018-02-28
The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA’s retaliation plan in approved.
2	Losing My Religion	2018-02-28
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.
1	Now It Begins...	2018-02-28
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.

Season 0 (show/hide)
4	The Looming Tower - Divided We Fall
The Looming Tower - Divided We Fall
3	The Complexities of Character
The Complexities of Character
2	Ali Soufan - In His Own Words
Ali Soufan - In His Own Words
1	Across Three Continents - Creating The Looming Tower
Creating The Looming Tower

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