With a resume that includes “The Night Of,” “White Collar” and “Sneaky Pete,” production designer Lester Cohen expanded his number of hit projects this year by taking on “The Looming Tower,” a Hulu miniseries that centers on the rising threat of Al Qaeda in the 1990s and the response of the FBI and CIA. Cohen spent 10 months working on the show’s sets, traveling all over the world for its filming and doing some “daunting” research on the Middle East.
What was your process for “The Looming Tower”?
We had all of the scripts right at the beginning, [which] necessitates absorbing a lot of information and getting it all straight in my head. The first month was just research, research, research — just trying to figure it all out.
How much did Lawrence Wright’s book, which the show is based on, influence your vision?
My one regret is we never had...
What was your process for “The Looming Tower”?
We had all of the scripts right at the beginning, [which] necessitates absorbing a lot of information and getting it all straight in my head. The first month was just research, research, research — just trying to figure it all out.
How much did Lawrence Wright’s book, which the show is based on, influence your vision?
My one regret is we never had...
- 6/11/2018
- by Kirsten Chuba
- Variety Film + TV
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