Episode 1.1
Death Wish
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the
... More communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.Less
Espionage thriller and cross-culture satire co-created by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) about the struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the...
Espionage thriller and cross-culture satire co-created by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) 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. Stars Hoa Xuande (Cowboy Bebop), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) and Robert Downey Jr, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
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The Sympathizer: Miniseries episodes
88 %49 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
79 %24 reviewsAudience score rating
"TV at its best."
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Collider
Collider"Vibrant, faithful yet often audacious."
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Time Magazine
Time Magazine"Juicy black comedy."
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The Age
The Age"Blackly comic in a way that never loses sight of the gravity of its subject."
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TV Guide
TV Guide"Turns a bestseller adaptation into a TV tour de force."
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone"Park Chan-wook’s sensational spy thriller is a hectic identity trip."
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IndieWire
IndieWire"The winning sardonic humor of the series washes away into something sincere and probing."
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Paste
Paste"A performance-driven story that’s thrillingly in constant flux."
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Slant Magazine
Slant Magazine"A slab of satire and deeply felt human tragedy that’s worthy of conversation."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"(A) dense, ambitious, tonally varied project."
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Variety
Variety"Difficult but often captivating."
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair"The show’s failures are almost as fun as the triumphs — they have meat to them."
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Vulture
Vulture"There’s no denying the talent of the creative forces driving this work."
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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times"Park Chan-wook’s direction of the first three episodes is among his finest work."
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RogerEbert.com
RogerEbert.com"At its best... surprises the viewer with layered portrayals of people we don’t expect to be portrayed with layers."
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post"Descends into a narrative quagmire and, despite powerful moments, can’t consistently pull itself out."
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CNN
CNN"An enthralling sift through identity, memory and Vietnam after the war."
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Salon
Salon"Park and his co-creator, Don McKellar, never quite get these disparate elements to gel."
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The New Yorker
The New YorkerThe Sympathizer: Miniseries | Details
- Rating
- 16, Content that may disturb, cruelty, offensive language, violence, sex scenes, sexual violence themes, sexual themes
- Genre
- Drama, War
- Country of origin
- USA
- Studio
- HBO
