HBO shared a new look at some of its most highly anticipated shows of 2024, including Park Chan-wook’s upcoming limited series The Sympathizer, which features Robert Downey Jr.
The new look comes courtesy of HBO’s “The One to Watch” trailer, which essentially is just a series of clips of various shows. In it, The Sympathizer makes a brief appearance, showcasing Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, Hoa Xuande, and more from the upcoming series.
Check out the clip, as well as a gallery of new images from the series, below:
What do we know about The Sympathizer?
Based on Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer-winning debut novel, The Sympathizer is being directed by award-winning South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-Wook, who is also serving as a showrunner with writer Don McKellar. The series stars Hoa Xuande, Fred Nguyen Khan, Toan Le, Vy Le, Alan Trong, Vy Le, and Ky Duyen, with Sandra Oh and Robert Downey Jr.
“The drama 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,” reads the synopsis.
It is executive produced by Downey Jr., Park, McKellar, Susan Downey, Amanda Burrell, Niv Fichman, Kim Ly, Ron Schmidt, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Jisun Back. It is a co-production between HBO, A24, and Rhombus Media in association with Cinetic Media and Moho Film.
