Ghost Tower - People who were afraid to take risks

" Ghost Tower " is a political thriller of Hulu streaming service, based on the same name book by Pulitzer Prize winner Lawrence Wright . In his work, Wright explored the occurrence of al-Qaeda and the reasons that led to the tragedy of September 11. The producers of the novelty were the two-time Oscar nominee Dan Futterman (Fox Hunter, Capote) and Alex Gibney , who received the American Academy Award in 2006 for the documentary "Taxi on the Dark Side" about the torture of terrorists in the prisons of Afghanistan and Iraq .

"My main sources of information were terrorists and scouts, " recalls Wright about working on "Ghost Tower . " - I can not say that these are the most open people I've ever had to deal with, but it was worth it. This book has become my mission, the most important thing I've done in my life . "



Key roles in the miniseries are performed by Jeff Daniels (" Forgotten by God "), Peter Sarsgaard (" Murder "), Tahar Rahim , Renn Schmidt ("The Outcast "), Alec Baldwin , Michael Stulbarg and Sullivan Jones . In the trailer, we see how the hero of Daniels , the head of the FBI's counterterrorism department in New York, John O'Neil, is trying to convey to his staff the idea that intelligence agencies are not ready to face a dangerous threat. Subsequently, a conflict broke out between the FBI and the CIA, which indirectly led to the fact that the 9/11 attacks were not prevented. According to Wright , O'Neil was the man who had to catch bin Laden, but eventually bin Laden caught him: John was killed in an attack on the towers of the World Trade Center.

The premiere of the ten-part show will be on February 28th.