Directed by Park Chan-wook, Fernando Meirelles and Marc Munden, The Sympathizer premieres in the Max catalog on April 15, 2024.
In a few weeks we will have in the HBO Max catalog (which will soon become Max) The Sympathizer, a new serie original platform drama directed by Park Chan-wook (Decision to Leave), Fernando Meirelles (The Two Popes) and Marc Munden (The Secret Garden)
The series has a cast headed by the recent Oscar winner Robert Downey Jr. (Oppenheimer, Avengers: Endgame, The Adventures of Doctor Dolittle) and Hoa Xuande (A Stitch in Time, Careless Love, Hungry Ghosts).
To make the wait for its increasingly closer premiere more enjoyable, the platform has launched the official trailer of The sympathizerwhich you can take a look at through the video we leave you at the top of this content.
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What The Sympathizer is about, HBO Max's new bet
Based on the novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen, the plot of this miniseries takes place in the spring of 1975, where Saigon is in complete chaos.
A South Vietnamese army general is drawing up a list of those who will receive passage on board the last flights leaving the country with the intention of starting a new life in Los Angeles.
But what the group does not know is that one of them, the captain, is reporting the situation to a superior in the Viet Cong.
As the series description details, The Sympathizer is “a spy thriller and cross-cultural 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.” “.
In addition to Robert Downey Jr. and Hoa Xuande, the cast of The Sympathizer includes Fred Nguyen Khan, Sandra Oh, Kieu Chinh, VyVy Nguyen, Kayli Tran and Evan Shafran, among many others.
The series is produced by A24, Cinetic Media, Moho Films, Rhombus Media and Team Downey, and distributed by HBO Max / Max.
With a total of seven episodes, The sympathizer premieres in the HBO Max Spain catalog on April 15, 2024. What did you think of the new trailer for the series? Do not hesitate to share your impressions through our comments section.