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7 Episodes
S1 E1 - Death Wish
S1 E2 - Good Little Asian
S1 E3 - Love It or Leave It
S1 E4 - Give Us Some Good Lines
S1 E5 - All for One
S1 E6 - The Oriental Mode of Destruction
S1 E7 - Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
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Synopsis
As the Vietnam War comes to its end, a Viet Cong spy is sent to the United States
A spy for the North Vietnamese finds himself caught between his new reality in the United States and his allegiance to his country as the war in Vietnam comes to a bloody close.
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What to know
What is The Sympathizer about?
The Sympathizer Season 1 is the first and only season of the historical spy drama miniseries produced by A24, Rhombus Media, and HBO. The miniseries follows the story of Captain, a North Vietnamese spy during the end of the Vietnam War who finds his allegiances tested when he goes on a mission to the US. Park Chan-wook, who previously directed Oldboy, The Handmaiden, and Decision to Leave creates the adaptation alongside Don McKellar. Chan-wook also directs the first three episodes, with the last four directed by Fernando Meirelles and Marc Munden.
What is The Sympathizer based on?
The Sympathizer is based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel of the same name. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2016, and received critical praise for its nuanced perspective on the Vietnam War, in addition to its portrayal of the protagonist's struggle with his dual identities.
Who stars in The Sympathizer?
The Sympathizer stars Australian-Vietnamese actor Hoa Xuande Nguyen as the half-French half-Vietnamese spy Captain. Sandra Oh joins him as Ms Sofia Mori, a colleague with whom he has an affair, Toan Le as his compatriot who he also spies on, The General, and Fred Nguyen Khan as his best friend Bon. Robert Downey Jr plays a series of antagonistic American agents throughout the series. Other members of the cast include Vy Le, Alan Trong, Duy Nguyễn, Ky Duyen, Kieu Chinh and more.
Production News
- April 6, 2021
- Author Viet Thanh Nguyen posts on Twitter that his novel The Sympathizer will be adapted by A24 and Rhombus Media into a miniseries. Oldboy director Park Chan-wook will direct. (Source: /Film)
- July 15, 2021
- The Hollywood Reporter confirm that Robert Downey Jr will produce and star in The Sympathizer. Other producers include HBO, A24, and Rhombus Media. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
- November 9, 2022
- Hoa Xuande is cast in the lead role as Captain, a North Vietnamese spy, in The Sympathizer. Other new cast members include Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, and Alan Trong. (Source: The Hollywood Reporter)
- November 10, 2022
- Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh, and Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen all join the cast of The Sympathizer. (Source: Deadline)
- January 20, 2023
- Marc Munden and Fernando Meirelles join The Sympathizer as episode directors, while new cast members include Duy Nguyen, Kayli Tran, and VyVy Nguyen. (Source: Deadline)
- April 12, 2023
- HBO release a first trailer for The Sympathizer, promising a darkly sarcastic adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s award-winning novel. (Source: YouTube)
- May 11, 2023
- Scott Ly joins as the cast as former Vietnamese soldier Gunner Dao. (Source: Variety)
- May 19, 2023
- French actress Marine Delterme joins the cast in an unknown role. (Source: Variety)
- February 15, 2024
- HBO release a second trailer for The Sympathizer, and reveal the series will debut on Max on April 14, 2024. (Source: YouTube)
- March 28, 2024
- HBO release another trailer for The Sympathizer Season 1, which gives more information on Captain's backstory and his struggle to figure out where is allegiance lies. (Source: The Playlist)
- April 14, 2024
- The Sympathizer Season 1 premieres on Max in the US.
