CBS Sets 'Daughters of 9/11' Special for Sept. 11
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- CBS will air the two-hour "Daughters of 9/11" special on Friday, Sept. 11 from 9-11 pm, with streaming on Paramount+
- Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, whose fathers died in the World Trade Center attacks, are the central subjects of the special, joined by FBI special agent Frank Pellegrino
- Timed to the 25th anniversary, the special confronts whether Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) — the man accused of masterminding the attacks — will ever face justice
- Composer Brendan Ryan, who lost his newlywed bride in the World Trade Center on 9/11, created the original score for the special
- Wolf Entertainment, Blowback Productions, and See It Now Studios are producing, with Dick Wolf, Susan Zirinsky, and Terence Wrong as executive producers; Marc Levin directs, and Terry McDermott — co-author of "The Hunt for KSM" — serves as consulting producer
Why it matters: CBS is staking a primetime slot on the 25th anniversary to spotlight the daughters of 9/11 victims and the still-unresolved question of KSM's trial, pairing victim voices with a production team that includes a widowed composer and a consultant who co-wrote the definitive book on the KSM manhunt.
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