A complex espionage thriller directed by Park Chan-wook, The Sympathizer follows The Captain (Hoa Xuande), an undercover operative for North Vietnam towards the end of the Vietnam War. The Sympathizer premiered on HBO and Max on Sunday, April 14. The series is shown on Crave in Canada, Sky in the UK, and Binge and Foxtel in Australia.
Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in. Having initially been unwaveringly devoted to the Viet Cong cause, The Captain has his loyalties severely tested when he’s informed that his mission doesn’t end with the war.
Mẫn (Duy Nguyễn), The Captain’s childhood friend and handler, invokes their mutual bond in a bid to strongarm him into immersing himself in LA’s new South Vietnamese community – for good reason, it transpires, as the General is plotting a counter. The thing about people, however, is they have a tendency to grow on you, and it isn’t long before The Captain’s politics and relationships are drawn into sharp conflict.
Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Sandra Oh, David Duchovny, John Cho and Robert Downey Jr. (in multiple roles), read on as we explain how to watch The Sympathizer from anywhere.
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