From veteran FRONTLINE filmmaker and chronicler of U.S. politics Michael Kirk and his team, this documentary traces the U.S. response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the devastating consequences that unfolded across four presidencies. Drawing on both new interviews and those from the dozens of documentaries Kirk and his award-winning team made in the years after 9/11, this two-hour special offers an epic re-examination of the decisions that changed the world and transformed America. From the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to the January 6 insurrection, America After 9/11 exposes the legacy of September 11 — and the ongoing challenge it poses for the president and the country.
Michael Kirk
Director, Writer
Mike Wiser
Writer
Priyanka Boghani
herself
Sarah Childress
herself
Judy Woodruff
herself
Katie Worth
herself
Will Lyman
narrator
Jelani Cobb
Himself
Bruce Hoffman
Himself
David Petraeus
Himself
Emma Sky
herself
9/1179%
Directed by John Ford70%
The Class of ‘9271%
My Mom Jayne79%
Above Majestic73%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
McQueen74%
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside77%
A Plastic Ocean75%
21 Up74%
Maternal Instinct71%
Western Stars70%
Harmontown66%
Elstree 197661%
9/11: Inside the President's War Room68%
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends71%
Sidney70%
The Age of Stupid65%
Fuck64%
