High Value Target: The Hunt for SaddamMiniseriesSeason 1 · 2026 · 8 episodesEpisodes1Baghdad BurnsAmerica 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. 1.2Into the Red ZoneSix 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.3Blood TiesInside 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.4The Ace of SpadesJohn comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.5Enemy of My EnemyIn defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.6The Devil You KnowAfter following Saddam's warning, John returns from Najaf with the realization that the real threat is Iran. Now he must convince The White House.7The ReckoningAfter 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.8Debriefing the PresidentJohn 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.
