High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam
(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)Last updated: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 15:00
The true story of a CIA analyst's fight to track down and interrogate Saddam Hussein in the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, which began to reveal the consequences of George W. Bush's rash decision to go to war. Based on the memoir Debriefing the President by CIA analyst John Nixon.
Show Details:
Start date: Sep 2026
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): TNT (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 8 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
End date: ___ ____
Status: current show
Network(s): TNT (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 8 eps
Genre(s): Drama, Historical
Credits:
- Joel Kinnaman as John Nixon
- Waleed Zuaiter as Saddam Hussein
- Lena Góra as Polly Stevens
- Talia Balsam as Angela Jenkins
- Ewan Miller as Jerry Munro
- Tom Berenger as Charles Nixon Sr.
- Dar Salim as Samir recurring:
- Rebecca Night as Rebecca Nixon
- Matt Barr as Maj. Cal Atkins
- Christopher McDonald as Gabe Vardakas
- Paul Ryan as George W. Bush
- Danielle Lewis as Condoleeza Rice
Episode list & details from:
TVmaze
| Episode # | Original Air Date |
Titles | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | |||
| 1. | 1-1 | 13 Sep 26 | Baghdad Burns (63 min) |
| 2. | 1-2 | 13 Sep 26 | Into the Red Zone (62 min) |
| 3. | 1-3 | 14 Sep 26 | Blood Ties |
| 4. | 1-4 | 20 Sep 26 | The Ace of Spades (61 min) |
| 5. | 1-5 | 21 Sep 26 | Enemy of My Enemy (61 min) |
| 6. | 1-6 | 27 Sep 26 | The Devil You Know (61 min) |
| 7. | 1-7 | 28 Sep 26 | The Reckoning (61 min) |
| 8. | 1-8 | 04 Oct 26 | Debriefing the President (61 min) |