9/11

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden

2024 45m ⭐ 7.6/10 Documentary · 9/11

The decade-long intelligence operation to track down Osama bin Laden after 9/11, told through interviews with the CIA analysts, Navy SEALs and officials who ran the hunt.

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Details

Year

2024

Runtime

45m

Rating

7.6 / 10

Format

TV Series

Seasons

Country

United States of America

Platform

Netflix

Why Watch This

This one leans hard into the intelligence side rather than the raid itself — years of dead ends, torture-derived intelligence disputes, and a courier's phone number that eventually cracked the case. The raid gets one episode; the preceding decade gets the rest.

If American Manhunt's intelligence-community focus worked for you, Manhunt: The Inside Story of the Hunt for Bin Laden and 9/11: Inside the President's War Room cover overlapping ground from different vantage points.

Where to Watch

Region	Available	Platform
New Zealand	✅	Netflix
Australia	✅	Netflix
United States	✅	Netflix
United Kingdom	✅	Netflix
Canada	✅	Netflix
Ireland	✅	Netflix

Frequently Asked Questions

Is American Manhunt a true story?

Yes, it documents the real decade-long US intelligence operation to locate and kill Osama bin Laden, culminating in the 2011 raid on his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Does it cover the raid itself?

Yes, though the series spends most of its runtime on the intelligence work that led up to it rather than the raid.

How many episodes are there?

Three episodes.

Where can I watch it?

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden is streaming on Netflix.