House of Saddam

About House of Saddam

The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history.

House of Saddam is a war and politics series made for BBC Two. Igal Naor leads the cast as Saddam Hussein, Shohreh Aghdashloo as Sajida Hussein, Makram J. Khoury as Tariq Aziz, and Philip Arditti as Uday Hussein.

Its one season of 4 episodes aired between July 2008 and August 2008.

Shelv files it under middle east, iraq war, biographical drama, and gulf war. In the United States it streams on HBO Max. It scores 6.8 out of 10 from 63 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.

Mussolini: Son of the Century, Over There, and Our Friends in the North make useful companions to House of Saddam, all filed under historical drama and miniseries.