SETTING THE SCENE
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam
2026–SERIES
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.
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THE STORY UNFOLDS
Episodes 08
EPISODE 01Baghdad Burns
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.
Sep 13, 2026
EPISODE 02Into the Red Zone
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.
Sep 13, 2026
EPISODE 03Blood Ties
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.
Sep 14, 2026
EPISODE 04The Ace of Spades
John comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.
Sep 20, 2026
EPISODE 05Enemy of My Enemy
In defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.
Sep 21, 2026
EPISODE 06The Devil You Know
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Sep 27, 2026
EPISODE 07The Reckoning
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Sep 28, 2026
EPISODE 08Debriefing the President
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Oct 4, 2026
