High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam
The first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein slowly starts to realize that the US invasion of Iraq is not as cut and dry, nor its outlook as positive, as Washington believes.
- Metascore53
- 2026-2026
- 1 season
- TNT
- Documentary, Drama, Suspense
- TV-MA
The first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein slowly starts to realize that the US invasion of Iraq is not as cut and dry, nor its outlook as positive, as Washington believes.
Season 1 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 2026
Episode 1
Baghdad Burns
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 44 mins
America invades Iraq, and Saddam Hussein vanishes. CIA analyst John Nixon mobilizes a task force to find him. On the embattled streets of Baghdad, Captain Samir hunts door to door for High Value Target No. 1.
Episode 2
Into the Red Zone
Sun, Sep 13, 2026 42 mins
Six months into the war, and still no sign of Saddam Hussein. John talks his way to Baghdad, with Samir assigned as his translator. John identifies a target with answers, leading him into the Red Zone.
Episode 3
Blood Ties
Mon, Sep 14, 2026 40 mins
Inside Abu Ghraib, John presses Saddam Hussein's cousin for the dictator's whereabouts. Unprepared, John gets drafted onto the chopper headed for operation Red Dawn.
Episode 4
The Ace of Spades
Sun, Sep 20, 2026 42 mins
John comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.
Episode 5
Enemy of My Enemy
Mon, Sep 21, 2026 40 mins
In defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.
Episode 6
The Devil You Know
Sun, Sep 27, 2026
After following Saddam's warning, John returns from Najaf with the realization that the real threat is Iran. Now he must convince The White House.
Episode 7
The Reckoning
Mon, Sep 28, 2026
After two years and no WMDs, Iraq is in chaos and the White House is under political siege. With Saddam on trial, John Nixon tries to convince the CIA that saving Saddam is the only road to peace.
Episode 8
Episode #1.8
Sun, Oct 4, 2026
John becomes a pariah in Washington by trying to save Saddam and warning about the coming threat of Iran. A meeting in the White House gives John one last chance to convince President Bush to alter the course of the Middle East.