A Spy Among Friends
2022Series
Series
The Sympathizer
Refugee. Traitor. Hero. Spy.
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.
Episodes
Miniseries7 episodes
- 1
1. Death Wish
58mWith the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
- 2
2. Good Little Asian
1hAs he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.
- 3
3. Love It or Leave It
1hThe 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.
- 4
4. Give Us Some Good Lines
59mAs a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
- 5
5. All for One
58mAfter a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
- 6
6. The Oriental Mode of Destruction
53mConvinced that the General's military operation is doomed, the Captain searches for ways to expose the mission and save Bon.
- 7
7. Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?
1hBack in Vietnam, the Captain is forced to tell his story… and confront the decisions that haunt his past.
Trailer
Official trailer Cast
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
Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
Madame
Phan Gia Nhat Linh
Crapulent Major
Alan Trong
Sonny
Kieu Chinh
Crapulent Major's Mother
Sandra Oh
Sofia Mori
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About The Sympathizer
- First aired
- 2024-04-14
- Last aired
- 2024-05-26
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Cast
- Hoa Xuande, Robert Downey Jr., Toan Le, Fred Nguyen Khan