The Sympathizer(2024)
Refugee. Traitor. Hero. Spy.
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.
- Created by:
- Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
- First aired:
- 2024-04-14
- Country:
- US
- Network:
- HBO
Episodes
1. Death Wish
★ 7.92024-04-14 · 58m
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
2. Good Little Asian
★ 7.82024-04-21 · 60m
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.
3. Love It or Leave It
★ 8.32024-04-28 · 60m
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.
4. Give Us Some Good Lines
★ 8.52024-05-05 · 59m
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
5. All for One
★ 7.72024-05-12 · 58m
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
6. The Oriental Mode of Destruction
★ 7.82024-05-19 · 53m
Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
7. Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
★ 8.12024-05-26 · 60m
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
Where to watch
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Cast
Hoa Xuande
The Captain
Robert Downey Jr.
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Toan Le
The General
Fred Nguyen Khan
Bon
Duy Nguyen
Man
Vy Le
Lana
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
Madame
Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Crapulent Major
Alan Trong
Sonny
Kieu Chinh
Crapulent Major's Mother
Sandra Oh
Sofia Mori
