THE LOOMING TOWER Available on Digital May 21, 2018 and on Blu-ray and DVD September 18, 2018
The events that led to the deadliest terrorist attacks ever to take place on American soil are chronicled on
The Looming Tower, the powerful 10-part drama to be
released on Digital May 21, 2018 and on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 18,
2018 by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
“A gripping horror story of historic inevitability” –
The Hollywood Reporter
LEGENDARY TELEVISION’S THRILLING LIMITED SERIES
THE LOOMING TOWER
WILL BE RELEASED ON DIGITAL MAY 21, 2018
AND ON BLU-RAY™ AND DVD SEPTEMBER 18, 2018
BY WARNER BROS. HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Release Includes the Entire 10-Part Series Plus Bonus Content
Including Three New Featurettes and Audio Commentaries
BURBANK, CA (May 15, 2018) – The events that led to the deadliest terrorist attacks ever to take place on American soil are chronicled on
The Looming Tower, the powerful 10-part drama to be released on Blu-ray™ and DVD September 18, 2018
by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment. Adapted from the best-selling,
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Lawrence Wright, the series reveals the
untold
story of the September 11
attacks and how the secret rivalry between the FBI and the CIA may have
inadvertently set a path for the tragedy to take place. The series has
received critical praise and features an all-star ensemble cast that
includes Jeff Daniels
(Godless, The Newsroom), Peter Sarsgaard (Wormwood, The Killing), Tahar Rahim (A Prophet), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water), Bill Camp (The Night Of)
and Wrenn Schmidt (Outcast, Person of Interest). Now
consumers can own the thought-provoking drama in its entirety, plus
all-new bonus content. The Blu-ray™ release will retail for $39.99 SRP
and the DVD release will be available for $29.98
SRP.
The Looming Tower will also be available to own on Digital for the very first time via purchase from digital retailers on May 21, 2018,
just 30 days after the series finale on Hulu. Consumers can
enjoy all 10 episodes in high definition and standard definition
(retail $24.99/$18.99) along with never-before-seen bonus content.
The Looming Tower
traces the rising threat of Osama Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda in the late
1990s and how at the time, the FBI and the CIA may have inadvertently
set the path for the tragedy of 9/11.
The series follows members of the I-49 Squad in New York and Alec
Station in Washington D.C., the counter terrorism divisions of the FBI
and CIA, respectively, as they travel the world fighting for ownership
of information while seemingly working toward the
same goal – trying to prevent an imminent terrorist attack on U.S.
soil.
Jeff Daniels stars as
I-49 Squad chief John O’Neill who faces a deliberate lack of cooperation
from other intelligence organizations within the federal government,
after he’s convinced the United States has been
targeted for an attack by Al-Qaeda. His counterpart within the CIA, the
frequently antagonistic Martin Schmidt (Peter Sarsgaard), assumes the
CIA is the only government agency equipped to battle potential terror
threats from abroad. He disobeys presidential
orders and purposely keeps information from the FBI. Although the goal
of both organizations is the same, preventing a terrorist attack from
happening in the U.S., the competitive nature between the two agencies
and their inability to work with one another,
may have given Al-Qaeda operatives in the U.S. the opportunity to put
their devastating plan in motion.
The series also stars Louis Cancelmi (Billions), Virginia Kull (Sneaky Pete), Ella Rae Peck (Feed the Beast), and Sullivan Jones. Alec Baldwin guest stars.
Produced by Legendary Television,
The Looming Tower is executive produced by Oscar©-nominated writer Dan Futterman (In Treatment,
A Mighty Heart, Capote), Oscar© and Emmy©-award-winning documentary filmmaker, and director Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief,
Taxi to the Dark Side), Lawrence Wright (Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief,
The Siege), Craig Zisk (Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine Nine) and Adam Rapp (Vinyl,
Flesh and Bone). The 10-episode limited drama series originally premiered on Hulu February 28, 2018.
“The Looming Tower
powerfully reenacts the extraordinary events leading into the
devastating 9/11 terrorist attacks. Viewers will be gripped from the
very start,” said Rosemary Markson, WBHE Senior
Vice President, TV Marketing. She added, “Based on the best-selling and
Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and shot in multiple locations around the
world,
The Looming Tower is a political thriller consumers won’t
want to miss. We are excited to offer this remarkable series on Blu-ray,
DVD and Digital with exclusive bonus content to take consumers deeper
into this true story and the making of the
series.”
Featured Episodes:
- Now It Begins…
- Losing My Religion
- Mistakes Were Made
- Mercury
- Y2K
- Boys at War
- The General
- A Very Special Relationship
- Tuesday
- 9/11
Digital Bonus Material:
- Across Three Continents: Creating The Looming Tower (new featurette)- From New York to Morocco to Johannesburg, THE LOOMING TOWER production team went to great lengths to recreate and film the series as accurately as possible.
- Ali Soufan: In His Own Words (new featurette) - Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan reveals his personal American story and shares memories of his mentor John O'Neill.
- The Looming Tower: Divided We Fail (new featurette) - THE LOOMING TOWER author Lawrence Wright, Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan, Executive Producers Dan Futterman and Alex Gibney, and the cast explore the complicated relationship between the FBI and CIA in the years leading up to 9/11.
- The Complexities of Character (new featurette) - The cast of THE LOOMING TOWER reveal their motivations and approach to playing their complicated roles.
- The Looming Tower: A First Look
Blu-ray and DVD Bonus Material:
- Across Three Continents: Creating The Looming Tower (new featurette)- From New York to Morocco to Johannesburg, THE LOOMING TOWER production team went to great lengths to recreate and film the series as accurately as possible.
- Ali Soufan: In His Own Words (new featurette) - Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan reveals his personal American story and shares memories of his mentor John O'Neill.
- The Looming Tower: Divided We Fail (new featurette) - THE LOOMING TOWER author Lawrence Wright, Former FBI Special Agent Ali Soufan, Executive Producers Dan Futterman and Alex Gibney, and the cast explore the complicated relationship between the FBI and CIA in the years leading up to 9/11.
- The Complexities of Character (new featurette) - The cast of THE LOOMING TOWER reveal their motivations and approach to playing their complicated roles.
- Audio Commentaries - The Creators take the audience inside the creative process of creating the Pilot and Finale episodes.
Digital
The Looming Tower will
be available to own on Digital. Digital allows consumers to instantly
stream and download all episodes to watch anywhere and anytime on their
favorite devices. Digital is
available from various retailers including Amazon Prime Video, iTunes,
PlayStation, Vudu, Xbox and others. A Digital Copy is also included with
the purchase of specially marked Blu-ray discs for redemption and cloud
storage.
The Basics
The Looming Tower
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Street Date:
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September 18, 2018
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SRP:
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$29.98 (SD)
$39.99 (BD)
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Running Time:
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550 min. approx. (feature)
142 min. approx. (enhanced content)
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Configuration
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SD: 2 DVD-9s
BD: 2 BD-50s + Digital Copy
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Aspect Ratio:
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16x9 Widescreen
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Audio:
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English 5.1, Portuguese 2.0 SD
English 5.1, Portuguese 2.0,
Spanish 2.0 BD
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Subtitles:
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DVD: English, Chinese, Portuguese, Latin Spanish, French, Thai, Korean
BD: English, French, Castilian Spanish, Latin Spanish, Korean, Portuguese
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The Credits
About Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc.
Warner
Bros. Home Entertainment (WBHE) brings together Warner Bros.
Entertainment's home video, digital distribution and interactive
entertainment businesses in order to maximize
current and next-generation distribution scenarios. An industry leader
since its inception, WBHE oversees the global distribution of content
through packaged goods (Blu-ray Disc™ and DVD) and digital media in the
form of electronic sell-through and video-on-demand
via cable, satellite, online and mobile channels, and is a significant
developer and publisher for console and online video game titles
worldwide. WBHE distributes its product through third party retail
partners and licensees.
About Legendary Entertainment
Legendary
Entertainment is a leading media company with film (Legendary
Pictures), television and digital (Legendary Television and Digital
Media) and comics (Legendary Comics) divisions dedicated
to owning, producing and delivering content to worldwide audiences.
Legendary Television produces and distributes innovative top quality
content for all platforms worldwide.
Legendary Television
The
studio's roster also includes the recently released reboot of the
classic family adventure series LOST IN SPACE for Netflix and CARNIVAL
ROW, a fantasy noir drama starring Orlando Bloom and
Cara Delevingne, from Rene Echevarria & Travis Beacham for Amazon.
The third season of Legendary Television’s critically acclaimed
science-fiction drama COLONY, co-created by Carlton Cuse, is currently
airing on USA Network. Three seasons of LOVE, a relationship
comedy from Judd Apatow, are now available exclusively on Netflix. To
learn more visit: www.legendary.com
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