The first look and teaser trailer of The Sympathizer, the upcoming espionage thriller limited series, was released by Warner Bros Discovery on Tuesday. The series is based on Viet Thanh Nguye’s novel of the same name, which won the Pulitzer Prize in 2015.
The announcement was made while unveiling the new slate of content brewing at the rebranded HBO Max platform.
As per the synopsis of The Sympathizer, it reads, “s an espionage thriller and cross-culture satire about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his resulting exile in the United States.” The series stars Hoa Xuande in the titular character, along with Robert Downey Jr, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Vy Le, Ky Duyen, Sandra Oh.
The series is directed by Park Chan-wook, who will also serve as co-show runner and executive producer. He will be directing the first three episodes, with Don McKellar serving as co-writer.
Which side are you on?#TheSympathizer, the new @HBO Original Limited Series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, is coming in 2024 to Max. #StreamOnMax pic.twitter.com/lp3ubBly4c
— HBO Max (@hbomax) April 12, 2023