The Sympathizer (2024)

Directed by

Marc Munden, Fernando Meirelles, Park Chan-wook

Genre

thriller, black comedy, historical drama, war drama

Country

United States, Canada

Length

1 season, 7 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 132 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A half-Vietnamese communist spy works undercover in the South Vietnamese army and later flees to the United States after the war. He struggles with his divided loyalties and the trauma of his past.

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What happens

The Sympathizer (Vietnamese: Cảm tình viên) is a historical black comedy-drama television miniseries based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was created by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, with Park directing the first three episodes. The series premiered on HBO on April 14, 2024, and is produced by A24 and Rhombus Media. The series received positive reviews from critics and audiences, with praise for its performances and direction, although there was some criticism for its pacing and inaccuracies with the Vietnamese accents. For his performance in the series, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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