‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Episode 7 Release Date, Time, Where to Watch and Preview

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is closing in on the end of its run, and viewers tracking John Nixon’s pursuit of Saddam Hussein have one more Monday night stop before the finale. TNT’s limited series has followed an unusual two-night-a-week rollout since its premiere, and episode 7 keeps that pattern going as the show heads toward its final chapter.

Here is what to know about when episode 7 arrives, where to watch it, and what the previous episode set up heading into this next installment.

When Does High Value Target Episode 7 Premiere

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ premiered Sunday, September 13, 2026, on TNT, with the first two episodes airing back to back that night. From there, the series settled into a Sunday and Monday release rhythm, with episode 6 airing Sunday, September 27, and episode 7 following on Monday, September 28.

TNT has described episode 7 as the penultimate episode of the eight part political thriller, with the season finale set for Sunday, October 4 on TNT. That places episode 7 as the show’s second to last installment before ‘The Hunt for Saddam’ wraps its limited run.

New episodes of the series have consistently aired at 9 p.m. ET on their respective nights, a pattern that holds for episode 7. Viewers who have kept pace with the twice weekly schedule should find the timing familiar heading into this stretch of episodes.

Where to Watch High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ airs exclusively on TNT, meaning viewers will need a cable or satellite subscription, or a streaming service that carries the network, to watch episodes live. Those who fall behind can catch up on the season at TNTDrama.com, though that option also requires a cable subscription.

For viewers without traditional TV access, a streaming option is on the horizon, though the timing comes with a caveat. A production company page has listed HBO Max as the streaming destination for the series starting October 14, 2026, which would be one week after the TNT finale airs. However, TNT’s official August announcement confirmed the September 13 television premiere and the TNT broadcast schedule without mentioning an HBO Max streaming date, so the October 14 date should be treated as a reported streaming plan rather than one confirmed directly by TNT.

That means for now, episode 7 remains a TNT exclusive, and fans hoping to binge the series on demand will likely need to wait until after the finale has already aired on cable.

What Happened Leading Into Episode 7

Episode 6 picked up with Iraq in chaos two years into the war, after no weapons of mass destruction had been found, leaving the White House under political pressure. With Saddam Hussein on trial, John Nixon remained convinced the deposed leader held the key to stabilizing the region, and the episode found Nixon working to persuade his superiors of that theory.

Earlier episodes had already pushed Nixon deeper into the conflict, including a stretch where he talked his way into Baghdad with Captain Samir serving as his translator, and later pressed one of Hussein’s cousins for information inside Abu Ghraib before an unplanned deployment onto the helicopter headed for what the series depicts as Operation Red Dawn. That operation eventually led to the moment Nixon came face to face with Hussein himself, even as insurgent attacks continued to escalate around Baghdad.

The series as a whole is inspired by CIA analyst John Nixon’s memoir ‘Debriefing the President’ and follows Nixon, played by Joel Kinnaman, as he becomes the first CIA officer to interrogate Saddam Hussein, played by Waleed Zuaiter, following his December 2003 capture. Episode 7 is expected to continue building on that central relationship as the season moves toward its conclusion.

High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam Cast and Reception

Joel Kinnaman and Waleed Zuaiter lead the cast as John Nixon and Saddam Hussein, with the ensemble also including Lena Góra, Rebecca Night, Tom Berenger, Christopher McDonald and Dar Salim. Additional cast members include Paul Ryan as George W. Bush and Matt Barr as Maj. Cal Atkins.

Critical reception to the series has been mixed. On Rotten Tomatoes, the first season holds a 71 percent approval rating based on seven critic reviews, with an average score of 5.7 out of 10, while Metacritic gave the show a 53 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating mixed or average reviews.

Some reviewers have pointed to a strong central performance undercut by uneven writing. The Hollywood Reporter’s review described the series as containing a couple of decent episodes in the middle of the season and a worthwhile, pointed message, while also noting the adaptation is packed with fictionalization and one dimensional secondary characters that can bury what is true in the story. Variety’s review was more critical of the lead casting choice, while still praising Zuaiter’s performance as Hussein as fantastic, and noted the show leans on real archival war footage and press briefings from the Bush administration to frame its chaotic depiction of the invasion.

With two episodes remaining after this one, ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is entering the stretch where Nixon’s pursuit of answers and the show’s fictionalized choices will both come into sharper focus. Now that episode 7 has set the stage for the finale, how do you think Nixon’s interrogation of Hussein will ultimately play out on screen.