The Sympathizer (2024–2024)
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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.
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- 01
Give Us Some Good LinesAs a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production. - 02
Love It or Leave ItThe 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. - 03
Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
Death WishApril 14, 2024With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience. - S01E02
Good Little AsianApril 21, 2024As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole. - S01E03Love It or Leave ItApril 28, 2024The 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.
- S01E04Season's bestGive Us Some Good LinesMay 5, 2024As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
- S01E05
All for OneMay 12, 2024After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation. - S01E06
The Oriental Mode of DestructionMay 19, 2024Convinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon. - S01E07Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?May 26, 2024Back in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
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