High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam
DramaThriller2026Rated 5.5
In 2003, after American forces capture Saddam Hussein, CIA analyst John Nixon becomes the first American to positively identify him, and is then the one who sits down to interrogate him.
Starring Lena Góra, Joel Kinnaman, Waleed Zuaiter
Status
Ended
1 season, last aired Sun, 4 Oct 2026
Is it for me?
Viewers who prefer dialogue-driven history to action will get what they came for, as long as they can take an argument. The opening cuts real news footage, a Bush speech among it, straight into staged scenes. Waleed Zuaiter plays Saddam with gravitas and a manipulative streak, and Joel Kinnaman's Nixon, who insists nobody knows the man better, is harder to warm to.
Before you start
The setup is slow through the first two episodes, which premiered together, so give it until episode three before you decide.
1 season, 8 episodes, 60 min each, about 8 hours so far
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In 2003, after American forces capture Saddam Hussein, CIA analyst John Nixon becomes the first American to positively identify him, and is then the one who sits down to interrogate him.
Starring Lena Góra, Joel Kinnaman, Waleed Zuaiter
Is it for me?
Viewers who prefer dialogue-driven history to action will get what they came for, as long as they can take an argument. The opening cuts real news footage, a Bush speech among it, straight into staged scenes. Waleed Zuaiter plays Saddam with gravitas and a manipulative streak, and Joel Kinnaman's Nixon, who insists nobody knows the man better, is harder to warm to.
Before you start
The setup is slow through the first two episodes, which premiered together, so give it until episode three before you decide.
1 season, 8 episodes, 60 min each, about 8 hours so far
- E01Baghdad BurnsAired Sun 13 Sept
- E02Into the Red ZoneAired Sun 13 Sept
- E03Blood TiesAired Mon 14 Sept
- E04The Ace of SpadesAired Sun 20 Sept
- E05Enemy of My EnemyAired Mon 21 Sept
- E06The Devil You KnowAired Sun 27 Sept
- E07The ReckoningAired Mon 28 Sept
- E08Debriefing the PresidentAired Sun 4 Oct
- S01E01Baghdad Burns13 Sept 2026
- S01E02Into the Red Zone13 Sept 2026
- S01E03Blood Ties14 Sept 2026
- S01E04The Ace of Spades20 Sept 2026
- S01E05Enemy of My Enemy21 Sept 2026
- S01E06The Devil You Know27 Sept 2026
- S01E07The Reckoning28 Sept 2026
- S01E08Debriefing the President4 Oct 2026