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The Sympathizer (Vietnamese: Cảm tình viên) is a historical black comedy drama miniseries based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was created by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, with Park directing for the series as well.
With Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan, Vy Le. Near the end of the Vietnam War, a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.
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- 2024-04-14
- Comedy, Drama, History
- 60
S1.E3 ∙ Love It or Leave It. The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.
Park Chan-wook has crafted something authentic, bold and truly unique in The Sympathizer, a new HBO drama coming to Sky Atlantic.
May 27, 2024 · The Sympathizer is a new miniseries by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel. It follows a double agent in the aftermath of the US war in Vietnam, with Downey playing four roles.
- Louis Chilton
- 2 min
A spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the US and spies for the Viet Cong. Watch the trailer and see the cast and reviews of this adaptation of the best-selling novel.
The Sympathizer is a spy thriller and satire about a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy in the Vietnam War and LA. Watch the episodes, interviews, behind the scenes, and more on HBO.com.
