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In 2003, John Nixon, a CIA analyst became the first American to positively identify and interrogate Saddam Hussein. During their time together, Nixon began to understand the potential consequences of the invasion, the humanitarian horrors
Season 1
Baghdad Burns
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/2026
America invades Iraq, and Saddam Hussein vanishes. CIA analyst John Nixon mobilizes a task force to find him. On the embattled streets of Baghdad, Captain Samir hunts door to door for High Value Target No. 1.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
Into the Red Zone
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/13/2026
Six months into the war, and still no sign of Saddam Hussein. John talks his way to Baghdad, with Samir assigned as his translator. John identifies a target with answers, leading him into the Red Zone.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
Blood Ties
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2026
Inside Abu Ghraib, John presses Saddam Hussein's cousin for the dictator's whereabouts. Unprepared, John gets drafted onto the chopper headed for operation Red Dawn.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
The Ace of Spades
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/20/2026
John comes face-to-face with Saddam Hussein. All the while, the insurgents remount their attacks, and Baghdad burns.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
Enemy of My Enemy
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/21/2026
In defiance of orders, John forges his way into hostile territory, and ends up in a chase for his life.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
The Devil You Know
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/27/2026
After following Saddam's warning, John returns from Najaf with the realization that the real threat is Iran. Now he must convince The White House.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
The Reckoning
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/28/2026
With Saddam on trial, John Nixon tries to convince the CIA that saving Saddam is the only road to peace.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown
Debriefing the President
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/4/2026
John becomes a pariah in Washington by trying to save Saddam and warning about the coming threat of Iran.
Director: Leslie Greif
Writer: Unknown







