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Currently you are able to watch "The Sympathizer - Season 1" streaming on Max, Max Amazon Channel, Spectrum On Demand or buy it as download on Apple TV, Amazon Video.
Captain is an undercover agent in the South Vietnamese army regularly reporting back to the Viet Cong. But when he’s sent to the United States to live among South Vietnamese refugees everything changes. As he adjusts to his new setting, Captain struggles to balance civilian life with his clandestine reporting.
The Sympathizer Season 1 is a dark comedy spy television series. The show features co-showrunners Don McKellar and Park Chan-wook. The Sympathizer Season 1 is produced by A24, Rhombus Media, Cinetic Media, Moho Film, and Team Downey. Season 1 directors include Park Chan-wook, Fernando Meirelles, and Marc Munden.
The show is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name written by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The novel is a satirical fiction which means that the show is not based on a true story.
Hoa Xuande stars in the leading role as The Captain. After his appearance in Cowboy Bebop, Xuande went on to star in the movie A Stitch in Time. He stars opposite Hollywood stars Robert Downey Jr. and Sandra Oh, both of whom have recurring roles in the series. The Sympathizer Season 1 also stars Ky Duyen as Madame; Kieu Chinh as the Major’s mother; Toan Le as the General; Duy Nguyen as Man; Alan Trong as Sonny; Kayli Tran as the Communist Spy; and Fred Nguyen Khan as Bon.
The first season of The Sympathizer features seven episodes. All of the episodes are written by Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar with additional writers including Naomi Iizuka, Mark Richard, Maegan Houang, and Anchuli Felicia King.