“House of Saddam” focuses primarily on storytelling and historical events, with little apparent emphasis on modern identity politics. Characters appear to be chosen for realism and adherence to actual people, not forced representation or ideology. There’s very little indication that character traits or arcs were sacrificed to satisfy modern themes.

The show seems to treat cultural and religious elements largely within the context of Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, rather than using them as vehicles for moral lectures. Family, masculinity, and tradition are depicted as complex but not immediately dismissed or mocked, avoiding much of the typical “woke” subversion.

While clearly critical of Saddam’s regime (hard to avoid), there isn’t much evidence of pushy ideological uniformity. The series presents a mostly historically grounded narrative, focusing more on tyranny and interpersonal dynamics than on modern Western ideological debates.