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The Looming Tower ()

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Season: 1 Year: 2018
A look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Afghanistan.
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  • Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmys. Another 11 nominations.
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  John O'Neill (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Ali Soufan (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Diane Marsh (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Robert Chesney (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Vince Stuart (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Kathy Shaughnessy (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Heather (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Floyd Bennet (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Richard Clarke (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Martin Schmidt (10 episodes, 2018)
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  Liz (8 episodes, 2018)
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  Toni-Ann Marino (7 episodes, 2018)
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  Maureen (7 episodes, 2018)
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  Judith (7 episodes, 2018)
Erica Cho ...
  Leigh (7 episodes, 2018)
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  George Tenet (6 episodes, 2018)
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  Amy (6 episodes, 2018)
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  Khalid al-Mihdhar (6 episodes, 2018)
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  Commissioner 1 (6 episodes, 2018)
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  Commissioner 2 (6 episodes, 2018)
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  Jason Sanchez (5 episodes, 2018)
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  Ayman al-Zawahiri (5 episodes, 2018)
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  Nawaf al-Hazmi (5 episodes, 2018)
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  Khallad (5 episodes, 2018)
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  Hoda Hada (5 episodes, 2018)
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  Leonard Bliss (5 episodes, 2018)
Michael Quinlan ...
  General O'Keefe (5 episodes, 2018)
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  General Stetson (5 episodes, 2018)
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  General Qamish (4 episodes, 2018)
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  Sheri (4 episodes, 2018)
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  Gordon Wright (4 episodes, 2018)
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  Abu Jandal (4 episodes, 2018)
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  Maria O'Neill (4 episodes, 2018)
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  Ambassador Barbara Bodine (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Condoleezza Rice (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Mohamad al-Owhali (3 episodes, 2018)
Eyad Nassar ...
  Amin (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Mohamed Atta (3 episodes, 2018)
Mohamad Ashraf ...
  Walla (3 episodes, 2018)
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  John Chihoyne (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Omar Bayoumi (3 episodes, 2018)
Hicham Belaoudi ...
  Quso (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Anas al-Liby (3 episodes, 2018)
Ashley Leyva ...
  Willa O'Neill (3 episodes, 2018)
Angelina Leyva ...
  Celia O'Neill (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Beverly (3 episodes, 2018)
Jonathan Hogan ...
  Father Duffy (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Commissioner #3 (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Commissioner (3 episodes, 2018)
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  Vince Stuart (3 episodes, 2018)

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Plot Summary

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 series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec Station in Washington, D.C., the counter-terrorism divisions of the FBI and CIA, respectively, as they travel the world fighting for ownership of information while seemingly working toward the same goal - trying to prevent an imminent attack on U.S. soil. Written by ahmetkozan

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Also Known As
  • The Looming Tower: aux origines du 11 septembre (France)
  • La torre inquebrantable (Spain)
  • 더 루밍 타워 (South Korea)
  • 倒壊する巨塔－アルカイダと「9.11」への道 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • द लूमिंग टॉवर (India, Hindi title)
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  • 41 min
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Trivia At the Berlinale film festival showrunner Dan Futterman explains the rivalry between CIA and FBI in the late 90's. "The FBI was just starting to work as an international agency, and that was part of their problem with the CIA, who felt that was their turf, and the FBI's turf was America. They totally underestimated al-Qaeda." See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Alec Baldwin/Billy Crudup/Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (2018). See more »
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