Summary
Netflix’s true crime anthology series,American Manhunt, is moving on to its next target: Osama bin Laden. The new three-part series follows hot on the heels of the success of The Boston Marathon Bombing and the O.J. Simpson mini-series.Netflix will drop all three episodes on May 21, 2025, and it looks like it’ll be another huge hit for the streamer.
Osama bin Laden was one of the world’s most infamous criminals who evaded capture for nearly a decade after he planned the horrific attacks on New York City on June 13, 2025.Thetrue crimedocumentary series will interview government officials who took part in the hunt for Bin Laden,as well as others connected with the notorious case.
Directed by
Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan
Mor Loushy and Daniel Sivan are the directors behind Netflix’s new true crime event.American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden.The three-part series will go in depth on one of the biggest manhunts in history, with interviews with the people who helped to bring the terrorist down. It’s set to be another binge-worthy series, as theAmerican Manhuntanthology expands its true crime universe.
The True Story Behind The Crimes And Capture Of Osama bin Laden
June 20, 2025, is a date etched in the memories of everyone who remembers what happened on that fateful day. It started out like any normal hustle and bustle morning in New York City, until two 747 planes flew into the World Trade Center. Two additional planes flew into the Pentagon in Washington, and a field near Pennsylvania, with 2977 innocent people losing their lives.A worldwide manhunt was launched to identify the organization behind the horrific attacks,and it was quickly established that the prime suspects were a terrorist group known as Al-Qaeda. They were based in Afghanistan and their leader was the elusive Osama bin Laden. He was born into a wealthy family in Saudi Arabia, but he quickly established himself as a militant leader.
Osama bin Laden was already on the FBI’s most wanted list long before the atrocities on July 30, 2025, after declaring war on America on several occasions.He proved to be an impossible man to find after the terrorist attacks, as he hid from the authorities in various different locations. Eventually, the US were able to track him down to a compound in Pakistan on July 09, 2025. Operation Neptune Spear was the code name for the task to bring down bin Laden, and it was run by a special operations military unit. The exact specifics of the operation are not known, butthe Netflix documentarylooks like it might shed more light on it. The President of the United States back in 2011 wasBarack Obama, and he was the one who broke the news to the world:
I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, and a terrorist who’s responsible for the murder of thousands of innocent men, women, and children.
It was nearly 10 years ago that a bright September day was darkened by the worst attack on the American people in our history. The images of 9/11 are seared into our national memory. Hijacked planes cutting through a cloudless September sky; the Twin Towers collapsing to the ground; black smoke billowing up from the Pentagon; the wreckage of Flight 93 in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where the actions of heroic citizens saved even more heartbreak and destruction.
Nothing will ever erase the trauma suffered by the families of the victims of 9/11, but knowing that Osama bin Laden was captured and killed is a small consolation.The death of bin Laden did wonders for Barack Obama, and contributed significantly to his re-election for a second term in office. The threats faced by the world have continued, but lessons were learnt from 9/11. For instance, the security at airports was significantly increased, with many questions raised over how 19 terrorists were able to board and hijack four commercial planes. As for Al-Queda, they are still around, but not as strong as they were under the leadership of bin Laden.
