‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Episode 4 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview
TNT’s limited series ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is moving through its run at an unusually fast pace, and viewers who have kept up with the first three episodes are already looking ahead to the next chapter. The eight-episode limited series begins with Episodes 1 and 2 on September 13, followed by Episode 3 on September 14, with the remaining episodes continuing through October 4.
The series stars Joel Kinnaman as CIA analyst John Nixon and dramatizes his role in the search for and interrogation of Saddam Hussein. The show is inspired by the memoir ‘Debriefing the President’ by John Nixon and explores the first interrogation of Saddam Hussein by the CIA agent following his capture in December 2003.
Episode 4 Release Date and Time
Episode 4 of ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is scheduled to premiere on Sunday, September 20. The episode is set to air on TNT at 9 p.m., continuing the network’s rapid two night a week rollout for the limited series.
TNT adopted a unique release schedule for this project, dropping the first two episodes together before moving to a single episode per night on subsequent Sundays and Mondays. That pattern holds for episode 4, which arrives a full week after episode 3 aired on a Monday, giving fans a slightly longer gap before the story resumes.
Viewers should still check the live TNT schedule in their own market, since channel listings and time zone presentation can vary from region to region. The finale of the eight part series is not expected until several weeks later. The season is set to wrap on Sunday, October 4.
Where to Watch The Hunt for Saddam
‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is airing on TNT in the United States, and the official announcement from TNT has not provided a separate streaming release date, meaning the confirmed viewing plan remains the television broadcast. Cord cutters without traditional cable can still watch through a supported live TV streaming service that carries the network, such as Hulu with Live TV, DirecTV, or YouTube TV.
For now, the series is airing exclusively on TNT as a cable presentation, with some early reporting suggesting the show could eventually land on HBO Max later this year, though TNT has not made a formal announcement locking in that timeline. That leaves the cable broadcast, and its live streaming alternatives, as the only confirmed way to watch new episodes as they arrive.
Internationally, the series has already expanded its footprint, having begun airing in the MENA region on September 9, 2026, exclusively on WATCH IT, which gave overseas audiences an earlier look at the story than American viewers received. For viewers outside the United States who want to follow along with the same schedule as domestic audiences, options remain limited to accessing a US based streaming service.
Episode 4 Plot Preview
Episode 4, titled “The Ace of Spades,” finds John finally coming face to face with Saddam Hussein while insurgent attacks continue across Baghdad. The episode description notes that all the while, the insurgents remount their attacks and Baghdad burns.
That direct meeting represents a turning point for the season, since the previous three episodes have largely built toward this confrontation. Episode 3, titled “Blood Ties,” saw John questioning Saddam Hussein’s cousin at Abu Ghraib. That episode also found John getting drafted onto the chopper headed for operation Red Dawn after being unprepared for the assignment.
The larger arc of the season continues to escalate after episode 4. Episode 5, titled “Enemy of My Enemy,” is scheduled to premiere on September 21 and follows John as he ignores his orders and enters hostile territory, where the mission turns into a dangerous pursuit.
The series continues to lean on the tension between the personal and the political. As Nixon seeks answers from the former Iraqi leader in his search for weapons of mass destruction, he is forced to confront the far reaching consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the ramifications that would reverberate around the world for decades to come.
Cast and Background of The Hunt for Saddam
The limited series follows Nixon, played by Joel Kinnaman, as he becomes the first CIA officer to interrogate Saddam Hussein, played by Waleed Zuaiter, following his arrest in December 2003. Kinnaman leads an ensemble cast that includes Zuaiter, Lena Góra as Polly Stevens, Rebecca Night, Tom Berenger, Paul Ryan, Christopher McDonald, Dar Salim, Matt Barr, and Ewan Miller.
The series was created by Daniel Stiepleman and Jonathan Wakeham and written by Leslie Greif, Graham Sack, Stiepleman, and Wakeham for TNT. TNT confirmed that the eight episode season launched on Sunday, September 13 at 9 p.m., and the pacing has been unusual for a cable drama, reflecting how confident the network appears to be in the story’s momentum.
The series premiered just two days after the 25th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, and TNT’s new limited series promises to take viewers back to the period immediately following 9/11 while dramatizing one of the most pivotal military operations conducted during America’s War on Terror. Turner Networks president Jason Sarlanis described the show as a bold, character driven drama built around a singular moment in modern history, according to a statement carried by TVLine.
With episode 4 poised to deliver the long awaited meeting between Nixon and Hussein, and five more episodes still ahead of the October finale, ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ looks set to keep building on the momentum of its first three installments. Viewers who catch John and Saddam finally sharing the screen this weekend are invited to share how they think that meeting will shape the rest of the season.
