Saigon – Details, episodes & analysis

Joseph reports on the final days of French rule in Vietnam. Amid the siege of Dien Bien Phu, long-buried truths and divided loyalties can no longer be avoided.

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As World War II reshapes Asia, Joseph returns to Vietnam to find everything changed. In a land caught between empires, revolution and famine, the past comes rushing back as he and Lan are drawn into a journey neither of them expected.

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A secret night on the Mekong offers Joseph and Lan a glimpse of the life they want — just as Saigon is shaken by assassination and political terror. As alliances harden and the city tightens around them, survival begins to take precedence over love.

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A championship tennis match becomes a flashpoint between French colonial power and Vietnamese resistance. Newly returned American Joseph Sherman is drawn into a world of old friendships, dangerous loyalties and sudden desire — and by nightfall, one family is shattered.

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One city, a divided country, and the war that tore America apart… Saigon is an epic saga of love, blood and revolution starring Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict.

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In a newly divided Vietnam, Joseph returns to Saigon with hopes he cannot quite let go. But as tragedy strikes and old wounds reopen, a fire begins to sweep across Vietnam — and a new generation chooses its own path.

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As America’s involvement in Vietnam deepens, Joseph travels into the heart of the country in search of his daughter, Tuyet — now a Viet Cong fighter. What he finds brings him closer than ever to the family he lost — and the danger consuming Vietnam.

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As American forces push deeper into Vietnam, Joseph’s son, Gary, is sent on a mission that will test everything he believes. Far from the front line, the cost of the war closes in with devastating consequences.

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As Saigon collapses and the last helicopters lift off, Joseph risks everything to save his grand-daughter, Trinh. In a city on the edge, chaos erupts — and a family’s story reaches its final reckoning.

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SAIGON is a production of Thoroughbred Studios, Goldhawk Productions and iHeart Podcasts starring Kelly Marie Tran & Rob Benedict

Based on the best-selling novel Saigon by Anthony Grey

Created for audio by: Greg Haddrick & Jeremy Fox

Written by: Greg Haddrick

Series Producer: Emma Hearn

Original music by: Sacha Puttnam

Directed by: John Scott Dryden

Cast:

Trinh (Narrator) - Kelly Marie Tran

Joseph Sherman - Rob Benedict

Lan - Léna Laprés

Kim - Lam Vissay

Paul Devraux - Philip Arditti

Jacques Devraux -  Anton Lesser

Monsieur Hieu - Aaron Teoh

Madame Hieu - Tuyen Do

Tuyet - Karen Barredo

Child Tuyet - Vy Nguyen

Naomi - Kirsty Bushell

Gary Sherman - Christopher Ragland

Michael Tench - Ian Porter

Ho Chi Mien - Kwong Loke

Todd - Richard Southgate

Henderson - Kerry Shale

Phillipe - Philip Desmeules

French Pilot - Walles Hamonde

Supporting Cast:

Ho Quang Man, Si Rawlinson, Sotty Pong Dang, Antoine Herbez, Tony-Yen Huynh, Minh Quoc, Anthony Hoang, Pham Hoang Mien, Dinh Lan Anh, Phan A Dong & Doan Bao Thien Phuc

Production:

Script Consultants: Lucy Grey & Clarrisa Grey

Script Editor: Mike Walker

Script Supervision: Flynn Hallman

Editing & Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore

Additional Music: Ngo Minh Nghia & Le Thi Bich Trieu

Studio Engineers are: Paul Clark (UK) Vi Tran (Vietnam), Hoa Vu Ca Ca (Vietnam), Juan Martin Del Campo (USA) & Greg Rubin (USA)

Trailers: Jack Soper

Producer in Vietnam: Pham Hoang Mien

Executive Producers: Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick, John Scott Dryden, Howard Stringer & Jason English

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