On the 25th anniversary of the devastating events that occurred on 9/11, A+E Global Media™ is honoring the victims, survivors, and heroes of the day. The HISTORY Channel’s new 102-minute special, 102 Minutes Inside the Towers, premieres Friday, September 11 at 8/7c with limited-commercial interruptions and is sponsored by the non-profit Tunnel to Towers Foundation, whose mission is to honor the sacrifice of the USA’s first responders and military service members. The special is produced by Arrow Media and features the untold stories of key figures who were inside the buildings during the attack and escaped. From window washers and bankers to building security staff and first responders, these are the chilling first-hand accounts of what those who were inside the North and South Towers saw, heard, and experienced as the shocking events unfolded around them and they raced to survive.
On September 11, 2001, the world watched from afar as two terrorist hijacked planes launched unfathomable attacks on the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers in New York City. In the years since, nearly every angle of that tragic day has been revisited in chilling detail, except from the inside out. 102 Minutes Inside the Towers shifts the perspective of the day inward to reveal what people inside the buildings witnessed and overcame to make it out alive. Over the course of 102 minutes, these individuals lived their own unimaginable realities scattered throughout the two buildings. Now, and for the first time ever in this format, they are sharing their unique accounts of what took place on that tragic day and their layered sentiments of fear, heroism, ingenuity, and humanity 25 years later. Through new first-person interviews and carefully crafted visual effects that illuminate their harrowing perspectives, this gut-wrenching special creates a vital historical record of select individuals lived experiences on 9/11 and how they persevered, told moment by moment from the inside out.
102 Minutes Inside the Towers is part of The HISTORY Channel’s HISTORY Honors 250 campaign. In the year celebrating the landmark 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States, The HISTORY Channel is marking this historic milestone with HISTORY Honors 250, a dynamic multiplatform initiative spanning nearly two years. The epic commemoration includes long-form and short-form programming, digital and social content, custom partnerships, premium events and more. HISTORY Honors 250 highlights breakthrough innovations, major achievements and unsung heroes that have shaped the United States since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. For more information, visit history.com/250.
102 Minutes Inside the Towers is produced for The HISTORY Channel™ by Arrow Media (a Fremantle Company) and Rock’n Robin Productions. Ashley Potterton and Tom Brisley serve as executive producers for Arrow Media. Grace Chapman is director. Robin Roberts and Reni Calister serve as executive producers for Rock’n Robin Productions. Eli Lehrer and Jim Pasquarella serve as executive producers for The HISTORY Channel.
A+E Global Media™ holds worldwide distribution rights to “102 Minutes Inside the Towers.”
