TV series
The Sympathizer
Overview
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 intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.
Details
- First air date
- 2024-04-14
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 7 episodes
- Genres
- Drama, War & Politics
- Network
- HBO
- Production
- A24, Rhombus Media, HBO, Moho Film, Team Downey
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Hoa Xuande as The Captain
- Robert Downey Jr. as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
- Toan Le as The General
- Fred Nguyen Khan as Bon
- Duy Nguyen as Man
- Vy Le as Lana
- Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen as Madame
- Phan Gia Nhat Linh as Crapulent Major
- Alan Trong as Sonny
- Kieu Chinh as Crapulent Major's Mother
- Sandra Oh as Sofia Mori
- Quinn Hoàng as Commandant
Creators and crew
- Don McKellar - Creator
- Park Chan-wook - Creator
- Ron Schmidt - Executive Producer
- Park Chan-wook - Executive Producer
- Back Ji-sun - Executive Producer
- Kim Ly - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Death Wish
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
Episode 2: Good Little Asian
As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.
Episode 3: 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.
Episode 4: Give Us Some Good Lines
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
Episode 5: All for One
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
Episode 6: The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
Episode 7: Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
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