The Looming Tower A Very Special Relationship (Season 1, Episode 8)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

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The Looming Tower

A Very Special Relationship (Season 1, Episode 8)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

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 ...See moreEveryone 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. See less

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52 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeff Daniels John O'Neill John O'Neill See fewer	The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Tahar Rahim Ali Soufan Ali Soufan See fewer	A Prophet (2009)
Wrenn Schmidt Diane Marsh Diane Marsh See fewer	For All Mankind (2019)
Bill Camp Robert Chesney Robert Chesney See fewer	Sound of Freedom (2023)
Louis Cancelmi Vince Stuart Vince Stuart See fewer	Killers of the Flower Moon (2023)
Virginia Kull Kathy Shaughnessy Kathy Shaughnessy See fewer	Big Little Lies (2017)
Ella Rae Peck Heather Heather See fewer	Bachelorette (2012)
Sullivan Jones Floyd Bennet Floyd Bennet See fewer	The Gilded Age (2022)
Michael Stuhlbarg Richard Clarke Richard Clarke See fewer	A Serious Man (2009)
Peter Sarsgaard Martin Schmidt Martin Schmidt See fewer	Shattered Glass (2003)
Alec Baldwin George Tenet George Tenet See fewer	The Departed (2006)
Annie Parisse Liz Liz See fewer	National Treasure (2004)
Yul Vazquez Jason Sanchez Jason Sanchez See fewer	Severance (2022)
Ali Suliman General Qamish General Qamish See fewer	The Kingdom (2007)
Eisa Davis Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice See fewer	Mare of Easttown (2021)
Jamie Neumann Toni-Ann Marino Toni-Ann Marino See fewer	The Deuce (2017)
Katie Flahive Amy Amy See fewer	Nurse Jackie (2009)
Jenny Paul Maureen Maureen See fewer	Adulting with Jane (2019)
Sharon Washington Judith Judith See fewer	Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995)
Erica Cho Leigh Leigh See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Craig Wroe Leonard Bliss Leonard Bliss See fewer	A Cure for Wellness (2016)
Joe Corrigall John Chihoyne John Chihoyne See fewer	Extinction (2018)
Dhafer L'Abidine Mohamed Atta Mohamed Atta See fewer	Centurion (2010)
Tawfeek Barhom Khalid al-Mihdhar Khalid al-Mihdhar See fewer	Mary Magdalene (2018)
Nebras Jamali Nawaf al-Hazmi Nawaf al-Hazmi See fewer	Hijack (2023)
July Namir Hoda Hada Hoda Hada See fewer	Collateral (2018)
Sami Karim Omar Bayoumi Omar Bayoumi See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Eyad Nassar Amin Amin See fewer	Face and Back (2022)
Hicham Belaoudi Quso Quso See fewer	13 Hours (2016)
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Buck Hujabre Bandar bin Sultan Bandar bin Sultan See fewer	Cries of the Unborn (2017)
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Logan Crawford TV News Anchor TV News Anchor See fewer	What We Do in the Shadows (2019)
Mustapha El Houari Robber 1 (as Mostapha El Houari) Robber 1 (as Mostapha El Houari) See fewer	Mirages (I) (2010)
Noureddine Hajoujou Robber 2 Robber 2 See fewer	Green Zone (2010)
Kevin Cutts Michael Hayden Michael Hayden See fewer	Flores (2001)
Tasha Lawrence Maria O'Neill Maria O'Neill See fewer	Death of a Unicorn (2025)
Ashley Leyva Willa O'Neill Willa O'Neill See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Angelina Leyva Celia O'Neill Celia O'Neill See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Jonathan Hogan Father Duffy Father Duffy See fewer	A Rainy Day in New York (2019)
Christen Angelique Kirk Teller Teller See fewer	The Looming Tower (2018)
Lester Cohen Flight School Owner Flight School Owner See fewer	Juice (1992)
Dan Albertson Reed (uncredited) Reed (uncredited) See fewer	Eye Candy (2015)
George W. Bush Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Journeys with George (2002)
Dick Cheney Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience (2011)
Al Gore Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
Jasmine Richard-Brooks Journalist (uncredited) Journalist (uncredited) See fewer	Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Karl Rove Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Poodle Samizdat (2006)
Donald Rumsfeld Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	4 (I) (2009)