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.

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.

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. An eight-part audio drama for iHeart adapted from the best-selling novel by Anthony Grey, it is a story of political intrigue and romance in a time of war, across four tumultuous decades of Vietnamese history.

Narrated by Trinh, the granddaughter of two central characters, the series begins in 1936 French-colonial Saigon, where an American journalist, Joseph, reunites with his childhood friend Paul, now a French policeman, and encounters Lan, the woman who will shape his destiny. Against a backdrop of tennis courts, luxury hotels, and colonial privilege, simmering tensions erupt as Lan’s brother Kim rejects his wealthy family’s collaboration with the French to join Ho Chi Minh’s revolutionary cause, setting off an assassination that changes everything. As love, betrayal, and shifting allegiances entangle Joseph, Lan, Paul, and Kim, the drama follows them through World War II, Japanese occupation, the rise of Vietnamese nationalism, and America’s war in Vietnam, tracing how personal passions and family loyalties are swept into the tides of history.

One city, a divided country, and the war that tore America apart&hellip; Saigon is an epic saga of love, blood and revolution starring Kelly Marie Tran and Rob Benedict. An eight-part audio drama for iHeart adapted from the best-selling novel by Anthony Grey, it is a story of political intrigue and romance in a time of war, across four tumultuous decades of Vietnamese history.
Narrated by Trinh, the granddaughter of two central characters, the series begins in 1936 French-colonial Saigon, where an American journalist, Joseph, reunites with his childhood friend Paul, now a French policeman, and encounters Lan, the woman who will shape his destiny. Against a backdrop of tennis courts, luxury hotels, and colonial privilege, simmering tensions erupt as Lan&rsquo;s brother Kim rejects his wealthy family&rsquo;s collaboration with the French to join Ho Chi Minh&rsquo;s revolutionary cause, setting off an assassination that changes everything. As love, betrayal, and shifting allegiances entangle Joseph, Lan, Paul, and Kim, the drama follows them through World War II, Japanese occupation, the rise of Vietnamese nationalism, and America&rsquo;s war in Vietnam, tracing how personal passions and family loyalties are swept into the tides of history.

Saigon

Chapter 4 – End of Empire

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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.

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 &mdash; and a new generation chooses its own path.

Chapter 5 – The Fire Comes

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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.

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.

Chapter 3 – Lost Daughter

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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.

 

A secret night on the Mekong offers Joseph and Lan a glimpse of the life they want &mdash; 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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Chapter 2 – River of Secrets

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Chapter 4 – End of Empire

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