page_title: The Looming Tower (miniseries)
section_title: Marketing
hierarchical_section_title: The Looming Tower (miniseries) / Release / Marketing
caption_attribution_description: English: (L-R) Mark Updegrove, Lawrence Wright, Michael Stuhlbarg and Ali Soufan. On Tuesday evening, Feb. 27, 2018, Friends of the LBJ Library members previewed the new Hulu limited drama series The Looming Tower. Following a screening of the first episode, Mark K. Updegrove of the LBJ Foundation moderated a discussion with Ali Soufan, the former FBI Special Agent depicted in the series; actor Michael Stuhlbarg, who portrays White House Counterterrorism Official Richard Clarke, and Lawrence Wright, author and executive producer of The Looming Tower book and TV limited series.
context_page_description: The Looming Tower is an American television miniseries, based on Lawrence Wright's 2006 book of the same name, which premiered on Hulu on February 28, 2018. The 10-episode drama series was created and executive produced by Dan Futterman, Alex Gibney, and Wright. Futterman also acted as the series's showrunner and Gibney directed the first episode. The series stars an ensemble cast featuring Jeff Daniels, Tahar Rahim, Wrenn Schmidt, Bill Camp, Louis Cancelmi, Virginia Kull, Ella Rae Peck, Sullivan Jones, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Peter Sarsgaard.
context_section_description: On December 19, 2017, Hulu released the first preview of the series through a collection of images and a "first-look" video featuring interviews with the cast and crew. On January 11, 2018, Hulu released the first official trailer for the series.
caption: (L–R) Mark Updegrove, Lawrence Wright, Michael Stuhlbarg and Ali Soufan participate in a discussion following a screening of The Looming Tower at the LBJ Presidential Library.
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