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Releasing on May 19, 2024
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Summary North Vietnam spy The Captain (Hoa Xuande) ends up living in a South Vietnamese refugee community in Los Angeles and finds his loyalty tested in the limited series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel of the same name.

Directed By: Marc Munden

Written By: Tea Ho, Anchuli Felicia King, Don McKellar, Viet Thanh Nguyen

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  • HBO
  • May 19, 2024
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  • May 19, 2024
The Sympathizer
S1 • Episode 6
The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Air Date: May 19, 2024
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Summary North Vietnam spy The Captain (Hoa Xuande) ends up living in a South Vietnamese refugee community in Los Angeles and finds his loyalty tested in the limited series based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel of the same name.

Created By: Don McKellar

Season Episodes

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Episode 1 • Apr 14, 2024 • 58 m
Death Wish
With the fall of Saigon imminent, the Captain juggles the communist party, the South Vietnamese army, his CIA handler and his conscience.
Episode 2 • Apr 21, 2024 • 1 h
Good Little Asian
As he adjusts to life in Los Angeles, the Captain is forced to find someone to implicate when the General begins to suspect a mole.
Episode 3 • Apr 28, 2024 • 1 h
Love It or Leave It
The Captain and Bon craft a plan to quell the General's anxieties. Later, the Captain meets the Auteur, who wants to make a film about war.
Episode 4 • May 5, 2024 • 59 m
Give Us Some Good Lines
As a reluctant consultant on a Hollywood film, the Captain navigates the egos and personalities of an increasingly chaotic production.
Episode 5 • May 12, 2024 • 57 m
All for One
After a lengthy stint at the hospital, the Captain discovers that the General has started recruiting for a secret military operation.
Episode 6 • May 19, 2024
The Oriental Mode of Destruction
Episode 7 • May 26, 2024
Endings Are Hard, Aren't They?

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