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Feb 28, 2018
50 m

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Feb 28, 2018
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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 ...

Directed By: Alex Gibney

Written By: Dan Futterman, Lawrence Wright, Ali Selim, Shannon Houston, Alex Gibney

TV-MA
HULU
Feb 28, 2018
50 m

TV-MA
HULU
Feb 28, 2018
50 m

The Looming Tower

S1 • Episode 1

Now it Begins...

Air Date: Feb 28, 2018

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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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Episode 1 • Feb 28, 2018 • 50 m

Now it Begins...

Chief of the FBI's counterterrorism 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 US embassies are bombed.

Episode 2 • Feb 28, 2018 • 50 m

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.

Episode 3 • Feb 28, 2018 • 50 m

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.

Episode 4 • Mar 7, 2018 • 50 m

Episode 5 • Mar 14, 2018 • 50 m

Episode 6 • Mar 21, 2018 • 50 m

Episode 7 • Mar 28, 2018 • 50 m

O'Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the USS 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.

Episode 8 • Apr 4, 2018 • 50 m

A Very Special Relationship

Episode 9 • Apr 11, 2018 • 50 m

Episode 10 • Apr 18, 2018 • 50 m

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