If you like short spy series, Max has a proposal that you can’t miss. Seven chapters full of action, suspense and an immersive plot with which you can enjoy like never before. All this accompanied by a cast of top-notch actors who will leave us completely in love with their characters.
The streaming platforms, Aware of the volume of titles that are concentrated in their catalog, they use their recommendation algorithm to propose titles to their users that match their latest plays. This formula is perfect when we want to continue enjoying series and movies that match previous criteria, but in many cases it also has a counterpart: how difficult it is to discover some of the hidden gems that these catalogs keep, as is the case of The sympathizer.
This is one of those miniseries that you can’t miss and that are perfect for a good weekend marathon. It is based on the literary work that bears the same name, written by Viet Yhanh Nguyen, and it is now available on the Max platform, which you can sign up for from this same link.
In search of a future
If you like the thrillers and the spy genre, The sympathizer It is one of those proposals that you cannot miss. “The Captain”, the protagonist of the play, is played by Hoa Xuande. A double agent with Western and Eastern blood who must make the decision to act in favor of his inner circle, sympathizers with the United States, or with his northern companions.
The series is set in 1975, in Saigon. A place without future in which all the inhabitants are looking for the formula that allows them to leave that place on some of the few planes that take off from the country until they find a better present that they can access at that moment.
Robert Downey Jr stars in this spy thriller
During the first chapters, in The sympathizer We witness a succession of typical war situations, approached from a perspective that tries to make the viewer understand the meaninglessness of this type of war conflict. Furthermore, all this is accompanied by a little touch of humor that hooks the viewer from the first second.
Along with the plot, we cannot fail to mention the excellent work it does Robert Downey Jr. The American actor plays no less than four roles simultaneously, demonstrating the great versatility he is capable of offering in the performance of his work. Being one of the main reasons why the plot becomes so addictive.
Be Robert Downey Jr. the one who, throughout the series, interacts with El Capitan. Even establishing a strong relationship that no one, at first, expected. Although always with the eternal doubt of the eternal similarity that all Americans, who are represented by the same actor, have with each other. Printing an extra implausibility to the entire narrative.
