American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden Operation Neptune Spear (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | 81 min | Documentary, Crime, History

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American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden

Operation Neptune Spear (Season 1, Episode 3)

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TV Episode | 81 min | Documentary, Crime, History

Ten years after 9/11, a pivotal clue emerges in Pakistan. The president orders a highly classified - and risky - SEAL raid to take out bin Laden at last.

Directors

Mor Loushy | Daniel Sivan

Producers

Katherine LeBlond (producer) | Alec Macrae (producer) | Michael Radutzky (producer)

Composer

Jasha Klebe

Cinematographer

Peter Hutchens (director of photography)

Editors

Adrian Murray | Jesse Overman | Federico Rosenzvit

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Updated May 14, 2025

Release date

May 14, 2025 (United States)

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Leon Panetta Self - CIA Director Self - CIA Director See fewer	The Heroism and Resiliency of 9/11: From Tragedy to Triumph
Tracy Walder Self - CIA Counterterrorism Operations Self - CIA Counterterrorism Operations See fewer	Secrets Declassified with David Duchovny (2025)
Cindy Storer Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst See fewer	Hunted (2015)
Gina Bennett Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst See fewer	Makers (2012)
Michael Morell Self - President's Daily Briefer Self - President's Daily Briefer See fewer	Race Against Time: The CIA and 9/11 (2021)
Tina Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst Self - CIA Counterterrorism Analyst See fewer	American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)
Kevin Shaeffer Self - CIA Counterterrorism Targeter Self - CIA Counterterrorism Targeter See fewer	American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)
Bryan Cameron Stern Self - Ground Intel Officer (as Bryan Stern) Self - Ground Intel Officer (as Bryan Stern) See fewer	Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024)
John O. Brennan Self - Deputy National Security Advisor Self - Deputy National Security Advisor See fewer	The Dissident (2020)
Mike Vickers Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense Self - Assistant Secretary of Defense See fewer	American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)
John Miller Self - Reporter Self - Reporter See fewer	48 Hours (1988)
Ben Rhodes Self - White House Strategic Communications Advisor Self - White House Strategic Communications Advisor See fewer	The World as It Is
William McRaven Self - Admiral, US Special Operations Command Self - Admiral, US Special Operations Command See fewer	CNN Newsroom (1989)
Robert O'Neill Self - SEAL Team 6 Self - SEAL Team 6 See fewer	The Council 2 (2025)
John Pereira Self - CIA Director for Support Self - CIA Director for Support See fewer	American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (2025)
J. Cofer Black Self - CIA Counterterrorism Director Self - CIA Counterterrorism Director See fewer	National Geographic: Inside 9/11 (2004)
Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal al-Balawi Self - Spy for Al-Qaeda (archive footage) Self - Spy for Al-Qaeda (archive footage) See fewer
Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti Self - Al-Qaeda Courior (archive footage) Self - Al-Qaeda Courior (archive footage) See fewer
Joe Biden Self - Vice President (archive footage) Self - Vice President (archive footage) See fewer	Parks and Recreation (2009)
Osama bin Laden Self - Founder of Al-Qaeda (archive footage) Self - Founder of Al-Qaeda (archive footage) See fewer	Aktuellt (1958)
Jimmy Carter Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 39th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	The American President (2000)
James Clapper Self - Director of National Intelligence Self - Director of National Intelligence See fewer	The Age of Disclosure (2025)
Hillary Clinton Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) Self - Secretary of State (archive footage) See fewer	State of Terror (I)
Tim Donnellon Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) Self - National Security Advisor (archive footage) See fewer	Weediquette (2016)
Robert Gates Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) Self - Secretary of Defense (archive footage) See fewer	Spymasters: CIA in the Crosshairs (2015)
Jennifer Matthews Self - CIA Base Chief in Afghanistan (archive footage) Self - CIA Base Chief in Afghanistan (archive footage) See fewer
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Self - Head of Propaganda for Al-Qaeda (archive footage) Self - Head of Propaganda for Al-Qaeda (archive footage) See fewer
Barack Obama Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 44th President of the United States (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)
Michelle Obama Self - Barack Obama's Wife (archive footage) Self - Barack Obama's Wife (archive footage) See fewer	Leave the World Behind (2023)