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Summary Despite orders to share information about potential terrorists with John O'Neill (Jeff Daniels), the head of the New York FBI's Counter-Terrorism unit, CIA analyst Martin Schmidt (Peter Sarsgaard) withholds it, believing only the CIA can handle terrorist threats in this 10-part drama based on Lawrence Wright's non-fiction book about how ...

Created By: Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • Hulu
  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • Hulu

The Looming Tower

Season 1 Premiere: Feb 28, 2018
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
74
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 115 User Ratings
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Summary Despite orders to share information about potential terrorists with John O'Neill (Jeff Daniels), the head of the New York FBI's Counter-Terrorism unit, CIA analyst Martin Schmidt (Peter Sarsgaard) withholds it, believing only the CIA can handle terrorist threats in this 10-part drama based on Lawrence Wright's non-fiction book about how ...

Created By: Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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Generally Favorable Based on 25 Critic Reviews
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91
Feb 26, 2018
From the remarkable cast (Michael Stuhlbarg and Bill Camp deserve analysis all to themselves, so enthralling are their beautifully developed supporting characters) to deft direction (Gibney, an Oscar-winning documentarian, brings his past expertise to scripted TV in clever, efficient fashion — the flash-forward testimonials and found footage both speak to his storytelling brilliance), this is a limited series worth seeking out. It may be an unmissable history lesson, but it’s also just one helluva story, told very, very well.
By Ben Travers FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 1, 2018
The Looming Tower is a taut, tense restaging of the internecine squabbles between the FBI and the CIA in the lead-up to 9/11.
By Sophie Gilbert FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 28, 2018
It’s fascinating to watch the ways these men--and most of the principals were men--gathered information, formed theories and conclusions, and butted heads with one another over plans of action. It’s dismaying to absorb one of this miniseries’ most timely subtexts: that during the most intense time leading up to the 9/11 attack, the American media was distracted by President Bill Clinton’s Monica Lewinsky scandal.
By Ken Tucker FULL REVIEW
80
Feb 23, 2018
Instead of being heavily self-important, The Looming Tower is swift and urgent, with an outstanding cast and zingy writing.
By Kristi Turnquist FULL REVIEW
75
Feb 23, 2018
Showrunner Dan Futterman (writer of “Gracepoint” and “Foxcatcher,” once a co-star on “Judging Amy”) keeps the tension high and the pace generally relentless. “The Looming Tower” only falters in an embarrassingly trite early scene of O’Neill with one of his many women. But when the focus is on the work, “Looming Tower” looms large as a well-made story of human and systemic failings.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
67
Feb 16, 2018
Any time Tower ventures into the personal lives of the men tracking Al Queda, it feels out of place. ... There is plenty to admire in Tower, though--most notably a captivating performance by Rahim.
By Kristen Baldwin FULL REVIEW
40
Feb 23, 2018
The performers offer flashes of persona in quiet moments, gesticulations, and a handful of exchanges but for the most part, the characters come off as little more than figures meant to convey information from Wright’s book.
By Chris Cabin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Jigsaw Productions
  • Legendary Television
  • South Slope Pictures
Initial Release Date: Feb 28, 2018
Number of seasons: 2 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 4 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 2 Nominations

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