American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden

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American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden
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Genre Documentary
Directed by
  • Mor Loushy
  • Daniel Sivan
ComposerJasha Klebe
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producers
  • Ali Brown
  • Kerstin Emhoff
  • Aaron L. Ginsburg
  • William Green
  • Floyd Russ
  • Tiller Russell
ProducerAlec Macrae
CinematographyPeter Hutchens
EditorFederico Rosenzvit
Production companyThe Cut
Original release
Network Netflix

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is a true crime docuseries distributed by Netflix, and the third installment of the American Manhunt series. Directed by Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan, the three-part crime series chronicles the epic manhunt of Islamic extremist Osama bin Laden, following his orchestration of the September 11 attacks in the United States. [1] [2] It premiered on May 14, 2025. [3]

Contents

Background and synopsis

Following the Islamic terrorist suicide attacks on September 11, 2001 against the United States, [4] [5] the U.S. launched a worldwide manhunt for Osama bin Laden, the general of the pan-Islamic organization Al-Qaeda who were the masterminds and orchestrators for the said attacks. [1] [6] [7] American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden further reveals an in-depth analysis and features exclusive interviews from the United States Government, which involves the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and military officials. [4]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal release date
11"A New Kind of Enemy"May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14)
22"Gloves Are Off"May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14)
33"Operation Neptune Spear"May 14, 2025 (2025-05-14)

Release

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden was slated for release on March 10, 2025 but later shifted by Netflix due to "scheduling conflicts", much to the platform's subscriber's dismay. [8] [ unreliable source? ] [9] It was later moved to May 14 of the same year. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 Murray, Callum (March 6, 2025). "American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden - The True Story Behind The Netflix Documentary". Game Rant . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  2. Stilwell, Blake (March 11, 2025). "Netflix's Newest 'American Manhunt' Chronicles the Search to Bring Osama bin Laden to Justice". Military.com . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Everything New on Netflix in May 2025". Newsweek . April 23, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Waxman, Olivia (March 8, 2025). "Netflix's Latest American Manhunt Goes Inside the Top Secret Raid that Killed Osama bin Laden". Time . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  5. Mensah, Katelyn (March 14, 2025). "American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden – true story behind the Netflix series". Radio Times . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  6. Agpalo, Jaja (February 21, 2025). "American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden Docuseries release date and spoilers: Untold truths behind world's most notorious terrorist exposed". Brigada . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  7. Blistein, Jon (February 18, 2025). "The People Who Chased Bin Laden Around the Globe Tell All in 'American Manhunt' Trailer". Rolling Stone . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  8. Mercuri, Monica (March 11, 2025). "Here's Why 'American Manhunt: Osama Bin Laden' Isn't Streaming On Netflix Yet". Forbes . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
  9. "How is Osama Bin Laden causing trouble for Netflix 14 years after his death? Fans outraged over mysterious documentary delay". The Economic Times . March 11, 2025. Retrieved May 2, 2025.