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Hunt for Hussein: New TNT Series Premieres This Fall
5 Aug
Summary
- Joel Kinnaman stars as CIA officer John Nixon in the new series.
- The series follows Nixon's interrogation of Saddam Hussein post-capture.
- The show premieres September 13 and concludes October 4.
The hunt for Saddam Hussein is the subject of a new limited series on TNT, titled "High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam," starring Joel Kinnaman. The series is set to premiere on Sunday, September 13, 2026, at 9 p.m. with its first two episodes. A third episode will air the following night, Monday, September 14, 2026, also at 9 p.m.
Following the premiere, episodes will continue to air on Sundays and Mondays, leading up to the series finale on Sunday, October 4, 2026. Kinnaman portrays John Nixon, the initial CIA officer to interrogate Hussein after his capture in December 2003. The narrative focuses on Nixon's quest for weapons of mass destruction and the profound, lasting global repercussions of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
An eight-episode series, "High Value Target" features a tense battle of wills between Nixon and Hussein. Despite lacking field training, Nixon insists on joining the task force, stating, "Nobody knows this guy better than me." Hussein, once captured, predicts the ongoing nature of the conflict, warning, "I see a war that will never end."
