High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam is the story about a man's relentless quest for truth, a nation's complicated campaign for justice, and the bonds between fathers and sons. It tells, for the first time, the intimate story of two men at the heart of one of the 21st Century's most formative conflicts. 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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Network: United States TNT (2026 - now)
Schedule: Mondays, Sundays at 21:00 (60 min)
Status: In Development; premiering September 2026
Show Type: Scripted
Genres: DramaThrillerHistory
Episodes ordered: 8 episodes

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Baghdad Burns

Episode 1x01; Sep 13, 2026

America invades Iraq. Saddam Hussein vanishes. CIA analyst John Nixon works around the clock to identify leads to find the deposed dictator. On the embattled streets of Baghdad, Captain Samir hunts door to door for HVT no. 1. 

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Also known as:
  • Debriefing the President
  • High Value Target
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