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Beginning with the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, journalist Steve Coll chronicles the events that took place in the lead-up to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, including missed signals, failed operations and political turf wars.
Good for
- Friends night
- Teens
- Binge-friendly
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
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Audiences 82GoodWatch 83
IMDb8.2
Time to watch it all
4 h 18 min
3 episodes, about 86 min each
An episode a night: done in 3 nights.
Reach
Streams in 5 countries
First aired
2017
September 4, 2017
Ended 2017
Genres
DocumentaryWar & PoliticsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- TV-14United States
Not for young kids: it's rated TV-14 in the United States for disturbing imagery and violence, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 87 · most episodes first
F. Murray AbrahamSelf - Narrator · 3 episodes
Leon PanettaSelf - White House Chief of Staff, 1994-1997 · 3 episodes- ESEmad SalemSelf - FBI Informant · 3 episodes
George H. W. BushSelf (archive footage) · 3 episodes
Bill ClintonSelf (archive footage) · 3 episodes
Richard ClarkeSelf - Chief Counterterrorism Adviser, National Security Council · 3 episodes
John MillerSelf - Former Reporter, WNBC · 3 episodes
Steve CollSelf - Author, 'Ghost Wars' and 'The Bin Ladens' · 3 episodes- AMArturo MuñozSelf - Senior Intelligence Officer, CIA · 3 episodes
Ronald ReaganSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Omar Abdel-RahmanSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Peter BergenSelf - Author, 'Manhunt: The Ten-Year Search for Bin Laden' · 2 episodes
Anwar SadatSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al SaudSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Al GoreSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
William RehnquistSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes- MBMatthew BesheerSelf - Detective, Joint Terrorism Task Force · 2 episodes
Bernard HaykelSelf - Professor of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University · 2 episodes- FPFrank PellegrinoSelf - FBI Special Agent · 2 episodes
- MJMary Jo WhiteSelf - U.S. Attorney, Southern District of New York · 2 episodes
- SSSteve SimonSelf - Senior Director, National Security Council · 2 episodes
Osama bin LadenSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Ali SoufanSelf - FBI Special Agent · 2 episodes
Saddam HusseinSelf (archive footage) · 2 episodes
Production · 11
- Ken Druckerman Executive Producer
- Banks Tarver Executive Producer
- Mike Stiller Executive Producer
- Kevin Vargas Producer
- Sydney Trattner Producer
- Sarah Holm Johansen Producer
Camera · 4
- Andreas Burgess Director of Photography
- Jaron Berman Additional Photography
- Catherine Goldschmidt Additional Photography
- Christoph Vitt Additional Photography
Editing · 3
- Tal Ben-David Editor
- Fanny Lee Editor
- Marlon Singleton Editor
Sound · 6
- Greg Breazeale Sound Mixer
- Matthew Agosta Sound Mixer
- Steve Micallef Sound Mixer
- Lou Teti Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Ramsay Davila Sound Mixer
- Martin Qesku Sound Mixer
Art · 1
- Andy Eklund Production Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Natalie Giraldo Makeup & Hair
- Gabriella Golan Makeup & Hair
- Christine Cambus Makeup & Hair
- Rose Barondess Makeup & Hair
Lighting · 7
- Chris Buchakjian Gaffer
- Nadav Ginosar Gaffer
- Lyon Taylor Gaffer
- Phil Penfold Gaffer
- Zoran Bravarić Gaffer
- T.J. Alston Gaffer
Other crew · 10
- John Pappas Post Producer, Producer
- Paul Brill Music
- John Nicholas Kirk Music
- Lucas Mumford Post Production Producer
- Peter Bergen Technical Advisor
- Steve Coll Technical Advisor
Road to 9/11 episodes
1 season · 3 episodes
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- S1 E1 Part 1: Brooklyn Jihad (1990-1995), 8.0
- S1 E2 Part 2: The Bin Ladens (1995-2000), 8.0
- S1 E3 Part 3: The Days of Terror (2000-2003), 7.8
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