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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...
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Season 1

  • Now It Begins…
    7.7/10812 votes
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    Now It Begins…

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 2/28/2018

    The chief of the FBI’s counter-terrorism unit, John O’Neill, invites rookie Muslim-American agent, Ali Soufan, onto his squad. Fighting to get information from the CIA, they soon realize their work is just beginning…as two American embassies are bombed.

    Director: Alex Gibney

    Writer: N/A

  • Losing My Religion
    7.9/10667 votes
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    Losing My Religion

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 2/28/2018

    Following the simultaneous embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, the FBI begins its investigation on the ground, while the CIA starts working on a retaliation plan.

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: N/A

  • Mistakes Were Made
    8.0/10636 votes
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    Mistakes Were Made

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/28/2018

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

    Director: John Dahl

    Writer: Bathsheba Doran

  • Mercury
    7.6/10575 votes
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    Mercury

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 3/7/2018

    Continuing to keep information from the FBI, Schmidt is fired from Alec Station. Diane makes an important discovery about the owner of the phone number Owhali gave Chesney. O'Neill searches for solace in his faith as his personal and professional lives crumble before him.

    Director: Ali Selim

    Writer: Adam Rapp

  • Y2K
    7.5/10564 votes
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    Y2K

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 3/14/2018

    The CIA and FBI are on high alert as threats surrounding the new millennium abound. O’Neill and Soufan raid an AQ cell in Brooklyn. The CIA continues to hide vital information from the FBI while they track suspicious individuals entering the U.S.

    Director: Ali Selim

    Writer: Shannon Houston

  • Boys at War
    7.8/10564 votes
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    Boys at War

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 3/21/2018

    Vince continues asking for permission to share Mihdhar’s visa with the FBI. O’Neill loses his briefcase and an investigation into his handling of classified materials begins. A boy, radicalized after the CIA’s retaliation attack killed his friend, travels to Yemen to start his own martyrdom journey.

    Director: Michael Slovis

    Writer: Dan Futterman

  • The General
    7.9/10538 votes
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    The General

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/28/2018

    O’Neill and Soufan travel to Yemen to begin the investigation into the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole. The FBI becomes aware of a meeting in Malaysia and of Khallad, without knowing the CIA has been aware of both of those things for months.

    Director: Michael Slovis

    Writer: Ali Selim

  • A Very Special Relationship
    7.7/10530 votes
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    A Very Special Relationship

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 4/4/2018

    Everyone adjusts to a new president and, with it, a shift in threat priority. Soufan learns of the importance of UBL’s bodyguard and is refused access to him. O’Neill is denied re-entry into Yemen and forced to resign. The terrorists in the U.S., Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta, are lost by their U.S. handler.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Bathsheba Doran

  • Tuesday
    8.2/10548 votes
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    Tuesday

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 4/11/2018

    The CIA becomes aware that Hazmi and Mihdhar are gone and must relay that to the FBI. O’Neill accepts a job as head of security at the World Trade Center. Soufan is sent back to Yemen. Hazmi, Mihdhar and Atta head to Vegas for a final indulgence.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Adam Rapp

  • 9/11
    8.6/10610 votes
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    9/11

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 4/18/2018

    Nobody 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.

    Director: Craig Zisk

    Writer: Dan Futterman, Ali Selim