John O’Neill in The Looming Tower

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John O’Neill in *The Looming Tower* is a dramatized version of the real-life FBI counterterrorism expert who persistently warned about the growing threat of al-Qaeda in the years leading up to the 9/11 attacks.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictionalized depiction of real person
adaptedFrom The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 (book) NERFINISHED
appearsIn The Looming Tower (TV series) NERFINISHED
associatedEvent September 11 attacks NERFINISHED
associatedOrganization al-Qaeda NERFINISHED
basedOn John P. O’Neill NERFINISHED
characterArcInvolves personal flaws and complicated private life
professional frustration
conflictsWith CIA officials NERFINISHED
bureaucratic leadership within the FBI
countryOfOriginOfWork United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor Hulu NERFINISHED
employer Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) NERFINISHED
focusesOn al-Qaeda NERFINISHED
genre historical drama
political drama
languageOfWork English
medium television drama
narrativeRole central character
occupation FBI counterterrorism expert
portrayedAs confrontational
obsessive about counterterrorism
persistent
portrayedBy Jeff Daniels NERFINISHED
setting New York City
United States of America
surface form: United States

Washington, D.C.
themeConnection failure to share intelligence before 9/11
inter-agency rivalry between FBI and CIA
timePeriod years leading up to the September 11 attacks
warnsAbout growing threat of al-Qaeda
potential terrorist attacks on the United States

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Jeff Daniels playedRole John O’Neill in The Looming Tower