Episode 1
Death Wish
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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The Sympathizer
2024TV-MA1 season6.8 / 10
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.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Synopsis
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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Episode 2
Good Little Asian
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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Episode 3
Love It or Leave It
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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Episode 4
Give Us Some Good Lines
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
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Episode 5
All for One
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
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Episode 6
The Oriental Mode of Destruction
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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Episode 7
Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
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More about The Sympathizer
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 MajorCredits
- Created by
- Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook
- Written by
- Park Chan-wook, Don McKellar, Mark Richard, Maegan Houang, Naomi Iizuka, Anchuli Felicia King, Viet Thanh Nguyen
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Miniseries
- Episodes
- 7
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
HBOUnited States
A24United States
Rhombus MediaCanada- HBOUnited States
Moho FilmSouth Korea
Team DowneyUnited States
Themes
based on novel or bookdouble agentminiseriesspyspy thrillervietnam warvietnamesevietnamese refugees
