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The Sympathizer

Drama, Comedy, Espionage · 2024 · Rated 5.4/10

Last aired: S1 E7, Endings Are Hard, Aren't They? · 2024-05-26

An espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States. A blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship.

Cast

Hoa Xuande The Captain

Fred Nguyen Bon

Toan Le The General

Phanxinê The Major

Robert Downey Jr. Claude

Kieu Chinh Crapulent Major's Mother

Alan Trong Sonny

Robert Downey Jr. Professor Hammer

Robert Downey Jr. Nicos Damianos

Robert Downey Jr. Congressman Ned Godwin

Robert Downey Jr. Priest

Season 1

E1 Death Wish 2024-04-14 · 60 min With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.

E2 Good Little Asian 2024-04-21 · 63 min The Captain and his fellow Vietnamese refugees attempt to settle into life in Los Angeles. The defeated General grows suspicious and demands the Captain locate a mole he believes has infiltrated their ranks. While the Captain narrows in on a target, he reconnects with his former teacher, Professor Hammer, and meets his beguiling assistant, Ms. Mori.

E3 Love It or Leave It 2024-04-28 · 62 min With the General's order to eliminate the spy in their ranks weighing on him, the Captain seeks Bon's help to craft and execute a plan specifically timed for Independence Day. Later, at an upscale lunch, Claude introduces the Captain to the Auteur, who seeks the Captain's on-set consulting for his upcoming Hollywood movie about the war.

E4 Give Us Some Good Lines 2024-05-05 · 60 min The Captain encounters an uninvited guest on his drive north to consult on the Auteur's war movie. While on set, the Captain's frustrations grow as he navigates the Auteur's volatile ego, temperamental Hollywood actors, concerns of Vietnamese extras, and his own emotional response to the film.

E5 All for One 2024-05-12 · 60 min After a lengthy hospital stay, the Captain finds his life in disarray and attempts to use a windfall to make amends for past misdeeds. Meanwhile, Lana is working a new gig away from her parents, Ms. Mori is romantically involved with a familiar face, and the General has concocted a plan to reclaim his homeland.

E6 The Oriental Mode of Destruction 2024-05-19 · 60 min Convinced that the General's plan is doomed to fail, the Captain makes it his mission to trace the General's funding and ingratiates himself with the Congressman. His desperation grows as he searches for ways to expose the military operation and to achieve his ultimate goal: to save Bon.

E7 Endings Are Hard, Aren't They? 2024-05-26 · 60 min Before sending them into Vietnam, Claude treats the squad to a night out in Thailand and reveals some terrifying intelligence to the Captain. The mission faces heavy resistance and the Captain finds himself in a "reeducation" camp, forced to tell his story...and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

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