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Synopsis
How long until the gig is up for this North Vietnamese spy?
At the end of the Vietnam War, a North Vietnamese Captain deep undercover in the South Vietnamese army, is forced to flee to the United States. Living in the U.S in a group of South Vietnamese refugees, he continues to report back to the Viet Cong.
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Where to watch The Sympathizer in Australia
The Sympathizer is streaming on BINGE in Australia. The series premiered on April 15, 2024, with episodes released weekly.
What is The Sympathizer about?
Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Sympathizer is an espionage-thriller series about an undercover North Vietnamese soldier who finds himself living in America with the South Vietnamese community after the Vietnam War. Even though the war is over, his work as a spy is far from finished.
Who is in The Sympathizer cast?
Australian-Vietnamese actor Hoa Xuande (Last King of the Cross) stars in The Sympathizer as ‘The Captain’. Fred Nguyen Khan plays Bon, with Taon Le as the General, Duy Nguyen as Man, Vy Le as Lana, and Alan Trong as Sonny.
Academy Award winner Robert Downey Jr (Oppenheimer, Chaplin) plays many different antagonistic characters throughout the miniseries, and Sandra Oh (Killing Eve, Grey’s Anatomy) appears as Ms. Sofia Mori. The cast also features Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh, Kayli Tran, VyVy Nguyen, Scott Ly and Marine Delterme.
Who is the creative team behind The Sympathizer?
The Sympathizer is created by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar for HBO. Park Chan-wook is one of South Korea’s most prominent directors, and won the Best Director at Cannes Film Festival for Decision to Leave. Park Chan-wook also directs episodes of The Sympathizer along with Marc Munden and Fernando Meirelles.
Production News
- 7 April 2021
- Park Chan-Wook is announced to direct a television adaptation of the Pulitzer-winning novel ‘The Sympathizer’ by Viet Thanh Nguyen. (Source: Slash Film)
- 15 July 2021
- Robert Downey Jr. set to produce and co-star in The Sympathizer. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
- 9 November 2022
- The main cast of The Sympathizer is announced, with Australian Vietnamese actor Hoa Xuande confirmed to star as the Captain. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
- 10 November 2022
- Sandra Oh is confirmed as part of the recurring cast of The Sympathizer, along with Kieu Chinh and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen. (Source: Deadline)
- 20 January 2023
- Marc Munden and Fernando Meirelles are tapped to direct episodes of The Sympathizer. (Source: Deadline)
- 11 May 2023
- Scott Ly joins the cast as Gunner Dao. (Source: Variety)
- 19 May 2023
- Marine Delterme joins the cast of The Sympathizer. (Source: Variety)
- 16 February 2024
- A trailer for The Sympathizer is released, as the Captain arrives in the United States after the Vietnam War. (Source: Max)
- 28 March 2024
- A new trailer for The Sympathizer reveals cracks beginning to show in The Captain's performance as a double agent. (Source: The Playlist)
- 15 April 2024
- The Sympathizer premieres in Australia on BINGE.
