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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.
- (4.7K)
- 2024-04-14
- Comedy, Drama, History
- 60
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer follows a mixed-race spy who flees Vietnam and infiltrates the US. The series is stylish, complex, satirical and star-studded, with Robert Downey Jr playing four roles.
The Sympathizer is a spy thriller and satire about a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy in the Vietnam War and LA. Watch the trailer, stream episodes, and explore the cast and crew of this HBO series.
May 22, 2024 · The Sympathizer TV review — HBO spy series subverts Hollywood Vietnam war movies. This adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel reframes the conflict through the...
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy 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 gather ...
May 27, 2024 · Adapted from the Pulitzer-winning novel of the same name by Vietnamese-American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer is set in the aftermath of the US war in Vietnam. At its centre is The...
