HBO’s “Sympathic” appoints the main cast, Hua Xuande to lead

HBO has selected the lead cast for “The Sympathizer” after an open global online call and extensive research across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Vietnam.

Hoa Xuande (“Cowboy Bebop”) will star in the post-Vietnam War thriller as the main character of the series. Farid Nguyen Khan, Tuan Lu, Faye Lee and Alan Trung will complete the cast. All five actors are of Vietnamese descent.

Based on Viet Than Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, the satirical drama is said to “examine the hardships of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War and his exile in the United States”.

Xuande will portray the captain, described as “a spy for North Vietnam, an integral part of the refugee community in Los Angeles. Caught between his conflicting loyalties, he will eventually have to decide what sympathy means.”

Khan (“Parenthood”) will star as Boone, who is said to be “the captain’s childhood friend who refuses to highlight the captain’s multiple identities. He is a proud member of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam and departs for Los Angeles after suffering a tragic loss that eventually leads him to find new meaning in more Possible places and circumstances.

Tuan will play the general, who is described as “a hugely popular former leader of the South Vietnamese secret police. Due to his paranoia, the general develops an obsession with hunting down traitors among the refugee community in Los Angeles. All this apart from trying to lead a counter-revolutionary mission in his homeland “.

Vy was hired to play Lana, “the rebellious daughter of a general. She is fluent in American and Vietnamese culture, and has an uncanny skill in absorbing and adapting to American popular culture, an amazing ability for a captain and troubling for her father.”

Truong will portray Soni, “the exemplary former captain-mate turned editor of a Vietnamese language newspaper in Los Angeles. It is a disappointment to the captain as Soni is open to passionately pursuing his desires and ideals.”

The cast join previously announced cast member Robert Downey Jr., who is set to play multiple supporting roles as the main antagonists. He also acts as an executive producer on the project.

Park Chan-wook will direct, write, and serve as executive producer and co-show director with Don McKellar. Susan Downey is associated with executive production on behalf of Team Downey alongside Amanda Burrell. Kim Ly, Ron Schmidt, and Nguyen will also serve as executive producers with Niv Fichman for Rhombus Media and Jisun Back for Moho Film. “The Sympathizer” is co-produced with HBO and A24.

Xuande represents Industry Entertainment and Morrissey Management. Khan is represented by Martinez Creative Management. Toan Le is represented by Authentic Talent & Literary Management and the law firms of Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Mandelbaum, Morris, Bernstein and Trattner & Klein. Vy Le is represented by Brillstein Entertainment Partners and the law firms of Jackoway, Austen, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Mandelbaum, Morris, Bernstein and Trattner & Klein. Alan Truong represents Mosaic and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller, Hoberman, Newman, Warren, Richman, Rush, Kaller, Gellman, and Meigs & Fox.



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