9/11 25th Anniversary Streaming: Where to Watch Every Special on Netflix, Paramount+, Disney+ and Hulu
Today is the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, and the 9/11 25th anniversary streaming lineup is spread across at least six services rather than one. ABC's live special runs simultaneously on Disney+ and Hulu, CBS sends its new documentary to Paramount+, and Netflix, National Geographic and the History Channel are each carrying something different.
Here is what is on today, where each title actually lives, and which pieces cost nothing to watch.
What is streaming live today?
ABC's one-hour special 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live From Lower Manhattan airs on ABC and streams the same time on Disney+, Hulu and National Geographic. David Muir, Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer anchor from New York, and the broadcast is produced with the 9/11 Memorial & Museum. It closes on the Tribute in Light installation, the twin beams that have lit the skyline every September 11 since 2001.
ABC is also repeating 9/11: United We Stand – 25 Years Later, the two-hour Michael Strahan special that first aired on 1 September. The encore simulcasts today across ABC, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu. If you missed the original, it has been sitting on Disney+ and Hulu since 2 September.
C-SPAN starts rolling coverage at 6 a.m. ET and runs commercial-free through 10 p.m. ET, including the reading of the victims' names and commemorations from Boston, Colorado, California and Gander, Newfoundland.
Which documentaries are new on streaming?
- The Daughters of 9/11 — airs tonight on CBS and streams on Paramount+. It follows Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, who both lost fathers in the North Tower, and FBI special agent Frank Pellegrino.
- 102 Minutes Inside the Towers — the History Channel's new special premieres at 8 p.m. ET, produced by Robin Roberts, built on first-hand accounts from people who escaped the towers.
- Facing Ground Zero: A Dateline Special — NBC at 10 p.m. ET, using never-before-seen footage from the NBC News archive.
- 9/11 Remembered: 25 Years Later — NewsNation's hour at 9 p.m. ET.
What can I watch on Netflix and Disney+ right now?
Netflix added Turning Point: Generation 9/11 on 2 September. Directed by Brian Knappenberger, it follows people who were children in 2001 — including those who lost parents that day — through the two decades that followed, and it is included on every Netflix plan, the same way the platform handles its other originals.
On Disney+ and Hulu, the three-part 9/11 Reunited has been streaming since 22 August, a day after it premiered on National Geographic. It reunites survivors who shared a life-or-death moment with a stranger. Both services carry it on their ad and ad-free plans, and Disney has been steadily consolidating this kind of library across the two apps, as it did when The Mandalorian and Grogu landed on Disney+.
Is any of it free?
Yes. National Geographic published a free interactive archive at natgeo.com/911archive at the start of the month: more than 100 hours of footage, over 20 hours of which had never been shown publicly, drawn from the raw material behind 9/11: One Day in America and 9/11 Reunited. It runs in a browser with no sign-in and no subscription, and there are roughly 500 clips from 65 contributors.
ABC News Live is also free, and it carries today's encore special. Everything on Paramount+ sits behind a subscription, and the service has been pushing its higher tier for live and premium content, as it did with Dexter: Resurrection. Broadcast-network specials on cable channels like History and Lifetime need a pay-TV login or a live TV service, which is the same pattern that applied to this week's Emmys telecast.
What else is on this weekend?
MLB Network's When America Took the Field, about baseball's role in the weeks after the attacks, re-airs through 13 September. Lifetime premieres Angel in the Rubble: The Genelle Guzman Story on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET, with Sherri Shepherd playing the last survivor pulled from the rubble at Ground Zero. And Sunday Night Football at MetLife Stadium will mark the anniversary with a pregame ceremony and a Hamilton performance at halftime.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I watch the 9/11 Tribute in Light live?
ABC's one-hour special 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live From Lower Manhattan airs on ABC and streams at the same time on Disney+, Hulu and National Geographic. David Muir, Robin Roberts and Diane Sawyer anchor it from New York.
Is there a 9/11 documentary on Netflix?
Yes. Netflix added Turning Point: Generation 9/11 on 2 September. Directed by Brian Knappenberger, it follows people who were children in 2001, including those who lost a parent that day. It is included on every Netflix plan, ads included.
How do I watch The Daughters of 9/11?
It airs on CBS today and streams on Paramount+. The documentary follows Elizabeth Miller and Jessica Trant, who each lost a father at the World Trade Center, and FBI special agent Frank Pellegrino as they weigh whether the accused planner will ever face trial.
Can I watch any 9/11 coverage without a subscription?
Yes. National Geographic's interactive archive at natgeo.com/911archive is free in a browser with no sign-in, holding more than 100 hours of footage. ABC News Live is also free and carries today's encore of 9/11: United We Stand.
Where is 9/11 Reunited streaming?
The three-part series has been on Disney+ and Hulu since 22 August, the day after it premiered on National Geographic. It is available on both the ad-supported and ad-free plans of each service.
