‘The Sympathizer’ sets April 15 debut on HBO and HBO Go

Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, “The Sympathizer” is an espionage thriller and cross-culture 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.

The series, which launches on April 15 on HBO and HBO Go, stars Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Ky Duyen, with Sandra Oh and Robert Downey Jr. in special roles.