‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ Episode 3 Release Date, Time and Where to Watch Joel Kinnaman’s Saddam Hussein Thriller

TNT is not wasting any time with its buzzy new political thriller. Just one day after ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ debuts with a two episode premiere, the show is already rolling out its third installment, and fans want to know exactly when and where to catch it.

The series has generated real curiosity thanks to Joel Kinnaman’s leading role and its unusually rapid rollout schedule. Here is everything currently known about the episode 3 release date, where to stream it, and what viewers can expect heading into the next chapter.

‘High Value Target’ Episode 3 Release Date and Time

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ kicks off with its first two episodes on Sunday, September 13 at 9 PM ET/PT on TNT. A third episode will air Monday, September 14 at 9 p.m., with episodes airing Sundays and Mondays after that, leading up to the finale on Sunday, October 4.

This means viewers will not have to wait a full week to get more of the story after the premiere, which is a fairly aggressive scheduling choice for a limited series. New episodes will continue dropping on subsequent Sundays and Mondays, with the finale set for Sunday, October 4 on TNT.

That back to back premiere and episode 3 release essentially front loads the early days of the story, giving audiences two full nights of momentum before the show settles into its regular weekly rhythm. It is a smart move for a show that leans heavily on tension and pacing, since it gives new viewers a real chance to get hooked before the wait between episodes stretches out.

Where to Watch ‘The Hunt For Saddam’?

For now, ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is airing exclusively on TNT as a cable presentation, with live TV streaming services offering access for cord cutters. Viewers without traditional cable can tune in through services like YouTube TV, which carries the network as part of its channel lineup.

There has also been some speculation about a broader streaming home down the line. The series is originally airing as a TNT special presentation before it’s likely on HBO Max later this year, according to early reporting, though TNT has not made a formal announcement locking in that timeline.

Internationally, the show is already expanding its footprint. In the MENA region, the series began airing on September 9, 2026, exclusively on WATCH IT, giving overseas audiences an even earlier look at the story than American viewers got.

Cast and Story Behind ‘The Hunt For Saddam’

‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ is led by Joel Kinnaman as John Nixon, the CIA analyst at the center of the story. Kinnaman stars as CIA analyst John Nixon, the man who ultimately found himself sitting across from Hussein after spending years studying him. Opposite him is Waleed Zuaiter in the role of Saddam Hussein himself, a performance many are already calling one of the trickiest parts of the entire production.

The supporting cast rounds out the world around Nixon with plenty of recognizable names. Lena Góra, Dar Salim, Tom Berenger and Christopher McDonald are also among the cast, filling out a large ensemble built around the tense interrogation drama.

The series draws directly from real events and Nixon’s own account of what happened. The eight episode political thriller is inspired by the memoir Debriefing the President by CIA Analyst John Nixon and chronicles one man’s relentless pursuit of truth amid a nation’s complicated quest for justice. It follows Nixon as the first CIA officer to interrogate Hussein following his capture in December 2003, a moment in modern history that reshaped how the world understood the Iraq War.

Production did not actually shoot in Iraq itself, which is worth noting for anyone curious about the show’s look and feel. Production traveled to Egypt, with locations around Cairo used to recreate both Iraq and Washington, a choice that apparently gave the production the scale it needed while working around the realities of filming in an active conflict zone setting.

Why ‘High Value Target’ Is Already Generating Buzz

Part of what makes ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ stand out is the pedigree behind the camera. The show comes from creators Daniel Stiepleman and Jonathan Wakeham, with a writing team that also includes Graham Sack and director Leslie Greif, giving the project a layered creative team built around getting the tone right.

Network executives have been vocal about their confidence in the project as well. TNT president Jason Sarlanis described Nixon’s position as a singular moment in modern history, framing the series as exactly the kind of bold character driven drama the network wants to be known for right now.

There is also a certain shorthand critics have already reached for when describing the show’s tone and structure. Early coverage has compared its blend of manhunt tension and psychological probing to prestige predecessors, positioning ‘High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam’ somewhere between a war thriller and a character study of obsession.

With the story unfolding just one day at a time between its premiere and episode 3, and a full eight episode run building toward an October finale, there is a lot of ground still to cover in Nixon and Hussein’s fraught exchanges. Now that you know when and where to catch episode 3, are you planning to stick with John Nixon’s interrogation all the way to the October 4 finale, or waiting to see how critics react first?