The Sympathizer: Miniseries

"TV at its best."

"Vibrant, faithful yet often audacious."

"Juicy black comedy."

"Blackly comic in a way that never loses sight of the gravity of its subject."

"Turns a bestseller adaptation into a TV tour de force."

"Park Chan-wook’s sensational spy thriller is a hectic identity trip."

"The winning sardonic humor of the series washes away into something sincere and probing."

"A performance-driven story that’s thrillingly in constant flux."

"A slab of satire and deeply felt human tragedy that’s worthy of conversation."

"(A) dense, ambitious, tonally varied project."

"Difficult but often captivating."

"The show’s failures are almost as fun as the triumphs — they have meat to them."

"There’s no denying the talent of the creative forces driving this work."

"Park Chan-wook’s direction of the first three episodes is among his finest work."

"At its best... surprises the viewer with layered portrayals of people we don’t expect to be portrayed with layers."

"Descends into a narrative quagmire and, despite powerful moments, can’t consistently pull itself out."

"An enthralling sift through identity, memory and Vietnam after the war."

"Park and his co-creator, Don McKellar, never quite get these disparate elements to gel."