Robert Downey Jr. is unrecognizable in the HBO series ‘The Sympathizer’

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The upcoming series called ‘The Sympathizer’ directed by Park Chan-wook, will allow together with the popular actor Robert Downey Jr. join forces in this new project. The series, which will be of a warlike nature, is inspired by an award-winning book of satire and espionage. In charge of the HBO chain and the production company A24.

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, The Sympathizer is a cross-cultural satire and espionage thriller that follows the story of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War. In 1975, the protagonist is forced to leave his country and emigrate to the United States, in a community of exiles from California.

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From there the idea for a film of hollywood around the aforementioned war, before returning to Vietnam as part of a guerrilla raid against the communists in the region.

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The series is based on the 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese-American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen’s novel of the same name. It is described as “a compelling exploration of identity and America; a gripping spy novel and a powerful story of love and friendship” (via Deadline).

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