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The Sympathizer
2024 · 1 season, 7 episodes · Drama, War & Politics · HBO · United States · Rated TV-MA (US)
Refugee. Traitor. Hero. Spy.
Near the end of the Vietnam War, a spy who was embedded in the South Vietnam army flees to the United States and takes up residence in a refugee community, where he continues to gather intelligence and report back to the Viet Cong.
Based on the novel by
Viet Thanh Nguyen7.0Smart score
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based on novel or bookdouble agentminiseriesspyspy thrillervietnamesevietnamese refugeesvietnam war
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