Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies - Season 1

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Trigon: KGB Chess Game

1 - Trigon: KGB Chess Game

Air Date: June 19, 2016

The story of Aleksandr Ogorodnik, a Soviet diplomat with the codename Trigon, who was recruited by the CIA at the height of the Cold War to obtain valuable intelligence on the Soviet Union.

The Hunt for Saddam

2 - The Hunt for Saddam

Air Date: June 26, 2016

The U.S. military's search for missing Iraq dictator Saddam Hussein.

Zarqawi: Father of ISIS

3 - Zarqawi: Father of ISIS

Air Date: July 3, 2016

A report on efforts by President George W. Bush and the Joint Special Operations Command to stop violent Al Qaeda leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Cuba: Traitor on the Inside

4 - Cuba: Traitor on the Inside

Air Date: July 10, 2016

The FBI and Defense Intelligence Agency team up to capture DIA Senior Analyst Ana Montes for allegedly passing sensitive intelligence to Cuba.

Cross International: The Billion Dollar Black Market

5 - Cross International: The Billion Dollar Black Market

Air Date: July 17, 2016

Investigations begin on an undercover sting operation to stop illegal arms; led by ICE and Homeland Security.

The Taliban's Double Agent

6 - The Taliban's Double Agent

Air Date: August 21, 2016

A Taliban double agent was instrumental in securing the release of foreign nationals held hostage in Afghanistan by the Taliban.

Red Strom Rising

7 - Red Strom Rising

Air Date: August 28, 2016

Engineer Chi Mak was allegedly leaking Naval secrets to the Chinese government back in 2004 and was pursued by the FBI and NCIS.

Hexagon: The Secret Satellite

8 - Hexagon: The Secret Satellite

Air Date: September 4, 2016

During the Cold War, the U.S. military races against time to recover classified footage from a top secret surveillance satellite that crashed into the Pacific Ocean before it falls into enemy hands.