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The Sympathizer

The Sympathizer

An explosive limited series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande that follows the exploits of a double agent during the Vietnam War.
Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Fred Nguyen Khan

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Watch The Sympathizer Season 1

  • Death Wish

    Episode 1 - 54 Mins
    A suspenseful premiere. With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
  • Good Little Asian

    Episode 2 - 57 Mins
    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.
  • Love It Or Leave It

    Episode 3 - 57 Mins
    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.
  • Give Us Some Good Lines

    Episode 4 - 56 Mins
    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.
  • All For One

    Episode 5 - 54 Mins
    The Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a military operation.
  • The Oriental Mode Of Destruction

    Episode 6 - 50 Mins
    Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
  • Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?

    Episode 7 - 57 Mins
    A poignant and powerful finale to this limited series. Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story, and confront the decisions that haunt his past.

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