Rueben's Ramblings

On April 14, the new HBO series The Sympathizer will debut at 9 PM. The series can also be watched online on Max.

Based on the Viet Thanh Nguyen Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, this 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 new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over.

The cast includes Robert Downey, Jr., Hoa Xuande and Sandra Oh.

Here is a trailer for The Sympathizer: