The Looming Tower Mistakes Were Made (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

The Looming Tower

Mistakes Were Made (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 50 min | Drama, History

The FBI finds one of the surviving terrorists and discovers a game-changing lead in Nairobi, while the CIA's retaliation plan is approved.

Director

John Dahl

Writers

Dan Futterman (created by) | Alex Gibney (created by) | Lawrence Wright (created by) (based on the book "The Looming Tower" by) | Bathsheba Doran (written by) (as Bash Doran) & 2 more

Producers

Peter Feldman | Ali Soufan | Lauren Whitney

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

Casting Director

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 28, 2018

Release date

Feb 28, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 4 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 11 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
48 cast members

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