HBO’s latest miniseries deals with the aftermath of the Vietnam War in the mid-’70s, both with the Vietnamese and Americans who were involved in the war. The drama is an adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s 2015 novel of the same name and is written and executive produced by legendary South Korean filmmaker Park Chan-wook. The miniseries has also been made in collaboration with A24, and Robert Downey Jr. serves as an executive producer and stars in the show. The Sympathizer is a semi-fictional story based on the real-life events of the Vietnam War and primarily takes place after the Fall of Saigon in 1975.