![]() This rivalry between the two intelligence branches plays out over the course of the series, highlighting how disfunctioning government agencies pitted against each other could allow, or possibly cause such a huge tragedy. One of the first moments of the series shows FBI agent Ali Soufan (Tahar Rahim) testify that the CIA withheld vital intelligence from the FBI about Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda even though they were legally obliged to share it with them. It’s a nice way of framing the governments search for answers into how a tragedy like 9/11 happened on its watch, while filling in the events that led up to the terrorist attack in New York. The Looming Tower bounces around in time between events in 1998 and the 2004 inquiry into 9/11. All three men are credited in story by credits, and Gibney directed the pilot. ![]() The series is created by Alex Gibney ( Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side) and Dan Futterman ( Capone, Foxcatcher) with the help of Lawrence Wright. It’s a detailed look into the rise of Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, as well as the infighting and rivalry between two counter terrorism units within the CIA and FBI, which may have contributed to the 9/11 attack. The Looming Tower is a new Hulu ten part mini-series based on the Pulitzer prize winning book The Looming Tower: Al Qaeda and the Road To 9/11 by Lawrence Wright.
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