Park Chan-wook's 'The Sympathizer' | Starring Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh | HBO (4/14)

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HBO has released the official teaser trailer and a new photo for the original limited series The Sympathizer, which will premiere in 2024. They provide a glimpse at the four characters played by Robert Downey Jr. who executive produces the series alongside co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar. The footage, which introduces the cast led by Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Ky Duyen, and Sandra Oh, was shown today during Warner Bros. Discovery’s unveiling of the Max streaming service.

Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, The Sympathizer is 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.

 

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Had hoped Park would direct each episode but it turns out he’s only helming the first three. Fernando Meirelles and Mark Munden taking over got me feeling really good still though.
Seven episodes, then Industry hopefully, and then That HotD
 

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This shyt is FIRE. I have family history in Vietnam and this shyt is SPOT ON. I had a Vietnamese neighbor former vet that had a missing toe. When I saw them do it in the show, I was YES, that's fukking right. Lots of details that I saw. I'm so glad they used REAL Viet actors and not a bunch of Korean and Chinese actors.
 
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