Robert Downey Jr is set to produce and star in HBO’s adaptation of Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Sympathizer.
Downey Jr was last seen in the 2020 film Dolittle, which began production before Avengers: Endgame finished.
The show will be directed by South Korean film director Park Chan-wook, who is best known for his films Joint Security Area, Thirst, and The Handmaiden.
The show will be the 56-year-old’s first-ever TV project and also his first on-screen project since his final appearance as Tony Stark aka Iron Man in 2019’s Avenger: Endgame.