The Sympathizer
6.8
DramaWar & Politics
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.
WatchEpisodes
1Episode 1Death Wish
58 min
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
2Episode 2Good Little Asian
60 min
As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.
3Episode 3Love It or Leave It
60 min
The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.
4Episode 4Give Us Some Good Lines
59 min
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
5Episode 5All for One
58 min
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
6Episode 6The Oriental Mode of Destruction
53 min
Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
7Episode 7Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
60 min
Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
Actors
Hoa Xuande
The Captain
Robert Downey Jr.
Claude / Professor Hammer / Ned Godwin / Niko Damianos / Priest
Toan Le
The General
Fred Nguyen Khan
Bon
Duy Nguyen
Man
Vy Le
Lana
