The Sympathizer 2024
Created by Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
- Drama, War & Politics
- 1 season
- 7 episodes
- Ended
- TV-MA
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.
DramaWar & Politicsspybased on novel or bookvietnam wardouble agentminiseriesvietnamesevietnamese refugeesspy thrillerHBO
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Character
Grave, earnest, classical in form and bleak.
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
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Cast
- Hoa XuandeThe Captain
- Robert Downey Jr.Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
- Toan LeThe General
- Fred Nguyen KhanBon
- Duy NguyenMan
- Vy LeLana
- Nguyen Cao Ky DuyenMadame
- Phan Gia Nhat LinhCrapulent Major
- Alan TrongSonny
- Kieu ChinhCrapulent Major's Mother
Crew
- Don McKellarCreator
- Park Chan-wookCreator
- Viet Thanh NguyenNovel
- Cho Young-wukOriginal Music Composer
- Kris BaucomProducer
- Jes AndersonProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries7 eps · 2024
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