The Sympathizer (2024)

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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.

Released: 2024-04-14
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Seasons: 1, 7 episodes
Network: HBO
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 6.9/10 from 136 votes

Created by Don McKellar, Park Chan-wook.

Top cast

Hoa Xuande as The Captain
Robert Downey Jr. as Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Toan Le as The General
Fred Nguyen Khan as Bon
Duy Nguyen as Man
Vy Le as Lana
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen as Madame
Phan Gia Nhat Linh as Crapulent Major
Alan Trong as Sonny
Kieu Chinh as Crapulent Major's Mother

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Where to watch The Sympathizer

United States: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, HBO Max; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on HBO Max Amazon Channel, Sky Go, HBO Max; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video
India: stream on JioHotstar
Canada: stream on Crave, Crave Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store
Australia: stream on Foxtel Now, HBO Max, HBO Max Amazon Channel; buy on Apple TV Store, Fetch TV

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