Joel Kinnaman
John Nixon
TV SERIES
High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam
Drama
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.
Top cast
Lena Góra
Polly Stevens
Waleed Zuaiter
Saddam Hussein
Talia Balsam
Angela Jenkins
Dar Salim
Samir
Tom Berenger
Charles Nixon Sr.
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Episodes
8 Episodes
011. Baghdad 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.
022. Into 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.
033. Blood 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.
044. The Ace of Spades
John comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.
055. Enemy of My Enemy
In defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.
066. The Devil You Know
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.
077. Episode 7
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088. Episode 8
No episode synopsis is available.