The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

Refugee. Traitor. Hero. Spy.

Ended First aired 14/Apr/2024 United States English 1 season(s) 7 episode(s)
DramaWar & Politics
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.
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Season 1 · Miniseries
7 episode(s) · Air date: 14/Apr/2024
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S1E6
The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Air date: 19/May/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 53 min
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Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.

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Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.

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S1E4
Give Us Some Good Lines
Air date: 05/May/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 59 min
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As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.

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As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.

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Love It or Leave It
Air date: 28/Apr/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Good Little Asian
Air date: 21/Apr/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 60 min
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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.

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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.

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Death Wish
Air date: 14/Apr/2024 · Time: 21:00 · Runtime: 58 min
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With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

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With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

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Hoa Xuande
Hoa Xuande
The Captain
Robert Downey Jr.
Robert Downey Jr.
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Toan Le
Toan Le
The General
Fred Nguyen Khan
Fred Nguyen Khan
Bon
Duy Nguyen
Duy Nguyen
Man
Vy Le
Vy Le
Lana
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
Madame
Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Crapulent Major
Alan Trong
Alan Trong
Sonny
Kieu Chinh
Kieu Chinh
Crapulent Major's Mother
Sandra Oh
Sandra Oh
Sofia Mori
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Quinn Hoàng
Commandant
VyVy Nguyen
VyVy Nguyen
Crapulent Major's Wife
Kayli Tran
Kayli Tran
Communist Spy
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La Thanh Thanh
Linh
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Nguyen Viet Anh
Translator
Tom Dang
Tom Dang
Skinny Timid RTO
Joseph Hieu
Joseph Hieu
Grizzled Sergeant

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Erik Louis Robert
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Nealy Orillion
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Donald Graham Burt
Donald Graham Burt
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James L. Eddy
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Kathy Lucas
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Jeremy Woolsey
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Chris Haarhoff
Chris Haarhoff
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Barry Ackroyd
Barry Ackroyd
Director of Photography
Kim Ji-yong
Kim Ji-yong
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Kurt Grossi
Key Grip
Hopper Stone
Hopper Stone
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Danny Glicker
Costume Design

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