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High Value Target (2026)
Popularity 5.5
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In 2003, John Nixon, a CIA analyst became the first American to positively identify and interrogate Saddam Hussein. During their time together, Nixon began to understand the potential consequences of the invasion, the humanitarian horrors and geopolitical turbulences that would follow Saddam's deposing.
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Joel KinnamanJohn Nixon
Waleed ZuaiterSaddam Hussein
Lena GóraPolly Stevens
Talia BalsamAngela Jenkins
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Ewan MillerJerry Munro
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Mohamed Mahmoud GomaaMohammed Yusuf
Ahmed TalaatNajaf Man 2
Dar SalimSamir
Tom BerengerCharles Nixon Sr.
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Alexander RodnyanskyExecutive Producer
Christopher LandryProducer
Jason SarlanisExecutive Producer
Leslie GreifExecutive Producer
Michael KupiskExecutive Producer
Richard CarrollProducer
Sam LinskyExecutive Producer
Sameh AnwarProducer
Stuart ManashilExecutive Producer
Tamer MortadaExecutive Producer
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Miniseries
8 episodes · First aired 2026-09-13
E01
Baghdad Burns
2026-09-13 · 45 min
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.
E02
Into the Red Zone
2026-09-13 · 43 min
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.
E03
Blood Ties
2026-09-14 · 41 min
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.
E04
The Ace of Spades
2026-09-20 · 43 min
John comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.
E05
Enemy of My Enemy
2026-09-21 · 41 min
In defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.
E06
The Devil You Know
2026-09-27 · 42 min
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.
E07
The Reckoning
2026-09-28 · 43 min
With Saddam on trial, John Nixon tries to convince the CIA that saving Saddam is the only road to peace.
E08
Debriefing the President
2026-10-04 · 40 min
John becomes a pariah in Washington by trying to save Saddam and warning about the coming threat of Iran.
