The Sympathizer

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Series Premiere:

The Sympathizer - HBO

HBO

Limited Series

2024

TVMA

Drama

History

War

A half-French, half-Vietnamese man serves as a spy for the Communist forces during the Vietnam War.

Where to Stream

2024 Limited Series 1 Season7 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Monday, May 6

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Monday, May 6

Give Us Some Good Lines New

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Tuesday, May 7

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Tuesday, May 7

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Wednesday, May 8

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Wednesday, May 8

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Thursday, May 9

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Thursday, May 9

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Thursday, May 9

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Friday, May 10

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Friday, May 10

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Friday, May 10

Give Us Some Good Lines New

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Saturday, May 11

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Saturday, May 11

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Sunday, May 12

Death Wish

Season 1 • Episode 1

With Saigon's fall imminent, the captain must round up a list of evacuees for a flight to the U.S.

Sunday, May 12

Good Little Asian

Season 1 • Episode 2

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 12

Love It or Leave It

Season 1 • Episode 3

The Captain seeks Bon's help to craft and execute a plan timed for Independence Day.

Sunday, May 12

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Sunday, May 12

All for One New

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 12

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 13

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 13

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 13

All for One New

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Tuesday, May 14

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Tuesday, May 14

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Wednesday, May 15

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Wednesday, May 15

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Wednesday, May 15

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Thursday, May 16

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Thursday, May 16

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Friday, May 17

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Friday, May 17

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Friday, May 17

All for One New

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Saturday, May 18

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Saturday, May 18

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 19

Death Wish

Season 1 • Episode 1

With Saigon's fall imminent, the captain must round up a list of evacuees for a flight to the U.S.

Sunday, May 19

Good Little Asian

Season 1 • Episode 2

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 19

Love It or Leave It

Season 1 • Episode 3

The Captain seeks Bon's help to craft and execute a plan timed for Independence Day.

Sunday, May 19

Give Us Some Good Lines

Season 1 • Episode 4

As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the captain navigates egos and personalities.

Sunday, May 19

All for One

Season 1 • Episode 5

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 19 New

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Sunday, May 19

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 20

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 20

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Monday, May 20 New

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Tuesday, May 21

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Tuesday, May 21

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Wednesday, May 22

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Wednesday, May 22

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Thursday, May 23

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Thursday, May 23

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Friday, May 24

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Friday, May 24

Season 1 • Episode 6

A communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War learns that his spying days aren't over.

Matt Roush

Matt Roush says...

SUNDAY: A standout episode from the post-Vietnam War spy dramedy blurs reality and artifice when the double-agent Captain (Hoa Xuande) is hired by a mercurial director (Robert Downey Jr. in the showiest of his four recurring roles) to be an advisor on an Apocalypse Now-style war movie and bring an Asian perspective. On the set, with its authentic recreation of a Vietnamese village and despite the fact that no one in the cast and crew speaks the language, the Captain is triggered by memories of his upbringing as well as the trauma of war. David Duchovny makes a memorable cameo as an actor who takes his Method training to extremes, with John Cho stealing his scenes as an Asian journeyman actor with a reputation for dying in every movie.

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