8.750 minSeason 1 • Episode 10
LatestNobody can get a hold of O'Neill on Sept. 11, 2001; Soufan's evacuation from Yemen stops short as the CIA Station Chief gives him the answers he has been seeking from the CIA; Schmidt is reinstated into Alec Station; Soufan interrogates Abu Jandal.
While Osama bin Laden and Al-Qaeda become a global threat, the rivalry between the CIA and FBI inadvertently sets the stage for the tragedy of 9/11 and the Iraq War.
Acting
Jeff Daniels seethes magnificently as doomed FBI agent O'Neill.
Writing
Adapts Wright's Pulitzer with infuriating clarity.
Direction
Gibney's doc background makes the inevitable feel unbearable.
Creators
Alex Gibney, Lawrence Wright, Dan Futterman
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Ali Soufan consulted on set and appears briefly as a background agent in Episode 5.
Released months before Hulu's 9/11 docuseries boom, it was quietly buried despite Emmy nominations — too real, too soon.
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