‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Series Finale, Episode 8 Release Date, Air Time and Where to Watch

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is heading into its final chapter, and TNT viewers who have followed CIA analyst John Nixon through eight weeks of tense interrogation drama are now looking ahead to the closing hour. The limited series has built its story around one of the more consequential encounters of the Iraq War, and the finale promises to bring that arc to a close.

Here is what has been confirmed so far about when the finale airs, where to stream it, and what the series has delivered leading up to this point.

Episode 8 Finale Release Date and Time

TNT has confirmed the season finale of ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ will premiere Sunday, October 4. That caps off an unusual scheduling pattern for an eight episode drama, since the series has aired new episodes on both Sundays and Mondays rather than sticking to a single weekly slot.

The series premiered with a two episode opener on September 13, with Episode 1 airing at 9 p.m. ET/PT followed immediately by Episode 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. A third episode followed the next night, Monday, September 14, also at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and that same 9 p.m. ET/PT window has carried through the rest of the run.

The full schedule ran Episode 4 on Sunday, September 20, Episode 5 on Monday, September 21, Episode 6 on Sunday, September 27, and Episode 7 on Monday, September 28, setting up the finale for Sunday, October 4 at the same 9 p.m. ET/PT time slot the series has used all season.

Where to Watch ‘The Hunt for Saddam’

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ airs on TNT, and viewers can also stream the network through a supported live TV service that carries it. For those without a traditional cable package, options like Hulu Plus Live TV, DirecTV, or YouTube TV can provide access to a live TNT feed for the finale broadcast.

A production company page has listed HBO Max as a streaming destination starting October 14, 2026, one week after the TNT finale airs. That said, TNT’s own official announcement confirms only the television premiere and broadcast schedule, without mentioning a streaming date, so viewers hoping to catch up on ‘High Value Target’ digitally should treat that October 14 window as unconfirmed until the network says otherwise.

International audiences have fewer official options. Viewers outside the United States have been directed toward using a VPN to connect to a U.S. server before accessing TNT’s website or a U.S. based live streaming service, since no confirmed international broadcast partner has been named for the series.

What ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Has Covered So Far

The series was created by Daniel Stiepleman and Jonathan Wakeham and developed by Leslie Greif for TNT, and it is inspired by the memoir ‘Debriefing the President’ by John Nixon. It stars Joel Kinnaman as Nixon and Waleed Zuaiter as Saddam Hussein, and follows the CIA agent’s first interrogation of the former Iraqi leader after his December 2003 capture.

The rest of the ensemble includes Lena Góra, Rebecca Night, Tom Berenger, Christopher McDonald, and Dar Salim, alongside a supporting roster that rounds out the show’s dramatization of the post invasion search for Hussein. Episode 1, titled ‘Baghdad Burns,’ opens with America’s invasion of Iraq and Hussein’s disappearance, as Nixon organizes a task force to search for him while Captain Samir conducts parallel searches across Baghdad.

Production has leaned on more than dramatization alone to sell its version of events. Episodes incorporate archival news footage from the period, which executive producer Leslie Greif has said serves multiple purposes, including acting as a primary source that lets viewers see the history as it actually happened while also reintroducing the War on Terror to audiences who barely remember it. Greif has also described the pivotal confrontation between Nixon and Hussein, set at the midpoint of the series, as grounded in transcripts of the two men’s actual conversations.

Why the Finale Matters for ‘The Hunt for Saddam’

The stakes built into this finale go beyond a single interrogation ending. The series has framed Nixon’s search for answers from Hussein against the backdrop of America’s invasion of Iraq and its growing consequences, meaning the closing episode carries the weight of resolving both a personal reckoning for Nixon and a broader historical one for the show’s audience.

The real John Nixon is credited as an executive producer on the series, which has shaped how closely the show has hewed to the documented record rather than dramatic invention. That level of direct involvement has given ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ a distinct position among recent prestige dramas built around real intelligence operations, since the source material comes from the person who lived it.

Whether the finale delivers a tidy resolution or leaves Nixon’s story open to the same ambiguity that has defined the post invasion period it depicts remains to be seen until October 4. What do you think the finale needs to do to properly close out Nixon and Hussein’s story, and does the show owe viewers a clear answer about what Nixon ultimately took away from those interrogation room conversations?