HBO has released the new teaser trailer for The Sympathizer, its original limited series based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Viet Thanh Nguyen.
The Sympathizer takes place near the end of the Vietnam War and tells the story of a plant who was embedded in the South Vietnam army who then flees to the United States, taking up residence in a refugee community where he continues to secretly spy and report back to the Viet Cong.
Hoa Xuande, Sandra Oh, and Robert Downey Jr. star in this limited series. Downey Jr. and his wife, Susan Downey, serve as executive producers with A24. Park Chan-wook, Marc Munden, and Fernando Meirelles directed episodes in the series.
The Sympathizer premieres April 14 on Max.
