The Sympathizer 
TV Show
Comedy
Drama
Historical
War
TV Show
Comedy
Drama
Historical
War
Updated: 3 June 2024
No rape or sexual assault
Rape or sexual assault mentioned, discussed, implied
Sexual harassment e.g non-consensual grabbing, touching, cat-calling)
Sexual relationship between adult and teenager
Child sex abuse
Incest
Attempted rape
Rape off-screen or strongly implied
Rape on-screen

Description

A historical black comedy miniseries based on Viet Thanh Nguyen's book of the same name, The Sympathizer, about the Vietnam War. Although general themes like war and violence are portrayed in a dark comedy fashion, sexual assault specifically is handled seriously. S1E4: an attempted rape is acted ou for a film. S1E7: sexual harassment in strip club. Off-screen rape in a flashback, symbolized by forcefully inserting object in victim's mouth.

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