HBO released the trailer for their mini-series adaptation of ‘The Sympathizer’, based on the bestselling novel of the same name written by Viet Thanh Nguyen. ‘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.
Hoa Xuande stars alongside Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, with Sandra Oh, and Robert Downey Jr.
Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) serves as co-showrunner, executive producer, writer, and director alongside co-showrunner, executive producer, and writer, Don McKellar. The mini-series is a co-Production between HBO, A24, and Rhombus Media, produced in association with Cinetic Media and Moho Film.
Hoa Xuande and Robert Downey Jr., HBO’s The Sympathizer
