The Looming Tower - Season 1
The Looming Tower - Season 1
The Looming Tower - Season 1
2018
Drama, History
TV Season
Season 1 - Tracing the rising threat of Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda, it takes a controversial look at how the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently might have set the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the war in Iraq. (imdb)
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Created by:
Dan Futterman
18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
Directed by:
Dan Futterman 18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
Writers:
Dan Futterman 18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
4 total credits
Credits include: Homecoming, Lovecraft Country, The Looming Tower and Sundown
Starring:
Alec Baldwin
129 total credits
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing for his role as Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons (Seasons 6 & 7) before his character was killed off. The series aired on CBS from 1979 to 1993. He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as Beetlejuice (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006)... (wikipedia)
92 total credits
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company)... (Wikpedia)
61 total credits
John Peter Sarsgaard is an American film and stage actor. He landed his first feature role in the movie Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter...(Wikipedia)
18 total credits
Credits include: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Monster-in-Law, Prime, The Following and And So It Goes
52 total credits
Credits include: The King's Speech, Contagion, Zero Dark Thirty, The Adjustment Bureau and The Ides of March
40 total credits
Credits include: War of the Worlds, Captain Phillips, The A-Team, Russian Doll and Runner Runner
30 total credits
Credits include: A Prophet, The Past, Inside, Napoleon and Madame Web
40 total credits
Credits include: Arrival, Doctor Strange, Hugo, A Serious Man and Seven Psychopaths
15 total credits
Credits include: Nope, Our Idiot Brother, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, For All Mankind and The Looming Tower
11 total credits
Credits include: The Empty Man, Sneaky Pete, The Looming Tower, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Nancy
9 total credits
Credits include: The Looming Tower, False Positive, Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World, Halston and The Surrogate
Ratings & Reviews
Now It Begins... (2018)
- S1E1
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 (IMDb).
Losing My Religion (2018)
- S1E2
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 (IMDb).
Mistakes Were Made (2018)
- S1E3
The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game-changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA's retaliation plan is approved (IMDb).
Mercury (2018)
- S1E4
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 al-Owhali gave Chesney. O'Neill searches for solace in his faith as his personal and professional lives crumble before him (IMDb).
Y2K (2018)
- S1E5
The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O'Neill and Soufan raid an al-Qaeda cell in New York City. The CIA continues to hide vital information from the FBI while they track suspicious individuals entering the US (IMDb).
Boys at War (2018)
- S1E6
Vince continues asking for permission to share Al-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 (IMDb).
The General (2018)
- S1E7
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 (IMDb).
Everyone adjusts to a new president and, with it, a shift in threat priority. Soufan learns of the importance of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard and is refused access to him. O'Neill is denied re-entry into Yemen and forced to resign. The terrorists in the US, Al-Hazmi, Al-Mihdhar and Atta, are lost by their US handler (IMDb).
Tuesday (2018)
- S1E9
The CIA becomes aware that Al-Hazmi and Al-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. Al-Hazmi, Al-Mihdhar, and Atta head to Las Vegas for a final indulgence (IMDb).
9/11 (2018)
- S1E10
It is 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 (IMDb).
Cast & Info
Created by:
Dan Futterman 18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
Directed by:
Dan Futterman 18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
Writers:
Dan Futterman 18 total credits
Credits include: Capote, The Birdcage, Foxcatcher, Enough and A Mighty Heart
67 total credits
Credits include: Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi to the Dark Side
10 total credits
Credits include: The Siege, Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and The Looming Tower
4 total credits
Credits include: Homecoming, Lovecraft Country, The Looming Tower and Sundown
Starring:
Alec Baldwin 129 total credits
Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing for his role as Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons (Seasons 6 & 7) before his character was killed off. The series aired on CBS from 1979 to 1993. He has since played both leading and supporting roles in films such as Beetlejuice (1988), The Hunt for Red October (1990), The Aviator (2004) and The Departed (2006)... (wikipedia)
92 total credits
Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels is an American actor, musician and playwright. He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company)... (Wikpedia)
61 total credits
John Peter Sarsgaard is an American film and stage actor. He landed his first feature role in the movie Dead Man Walking in 1995. He then appeared in the 1998 independent films Another Day in Paradise and Desert Blue. That same year, Sarsgaard received a substantial role in The Man in the Iron Mask (1998), playing Raoul, the son of Athos. Sarsgaard later achieved critical recognition when he was cast in Boys Don't Cry (1999) as John Lotter...(Wikipedia)
18 total credits
Credits include: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Monster-in-Law, Prime, The Following and And So It Goes
52 total credits
Credits include: The King's Speech, Contagion, Zero Dark Thirty, The Adjustment Bureau and The Ides of March
40 total credits
Credits include: War of the Worlds, Captain Phillips, The A-Team, Russian Doll and Runner Runner
30 total credits
Credits include: A Prophet, The Past, Inside, Napoleon and Madame Web
40 total credits
Credits include: Arrival, Doctor Strange, Hugo, A Serious Man and Seven Psychopaths
15 total credits
Credits include: Nope, Our Idiot Brother, 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi, For All Mankind and The Looming Tower
11 total credits
Credits include: The Empty Man, Sneaky Pete, The Looming Tower, Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Nancy
9 total credits
Credits include: The Looming Tower, False Positive, Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World, Halston and The Surrogate
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