MR. NGUYEN: So--no, the reason for that is because our sympathizer, our narrator, is part French, part Vietnamese. His father is a French priest who molested his mother, who was then 13 years old.

Viet Thanh Nguyen on adapting 'The Sympathizer' for TV The novelist discusses working with South Korean director Park Chan-wook to reimagine his book ‘The Sympathizer’ as an HBO series ...

The Sympathizer is based on the Viet Thanh Nguyen novel of the same name. The adaptation is co-created by Park Chan-wook (Oldboy) and Don McKellar, who also serve as showrunners.. Xuande stars as ...

Viet Thanh Nguyen will work with A24 and Rhombus Media to develop 'The Sympathizer' as a TV series. Continue to Deadline SKIP AD You will be redirected back to your article in seconds ...

Sources tell Deadline HBO has ordered the A24 limited series adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-Prizer winning novel The Sympathizer with Robert Downey Jr. attached to co-star in the series.

Best TV Shows of 2025; ... By Viet Thanh Nguyen. June 24, 2020. ... Paul (played by Delroy Lindo), to buy a live chicken (something that no Vietnamese I know has ever heard of).