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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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

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 &mdash; and a family&rsquo;s story reaches its final reckoning.
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SAIGON is a production of&nbsp;Thoroughbred Studios, Goldhawk Productions and iHeart Podcasts starring Kelly Marie Tran &amp; Rob Benedict
Based on the best-selling novel Saigon by Anthony Grey
Created for audio by: Greg Haddrick &amp; Jeremy Fox
Written by: Greg Haddrick
Series Producer: Emma Hearn
Original music by: Sacha Puttnam
Directed by: John Scott Dryden
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Cast:
Trinh (Narrator) - Kelly Marie Tran
Joseph Sherman - Rob Benedict
Lan - L&eacute;na Lapr&eacute;s
Kim - Lam Vissay
Paul Devraux - Philip Arditti
Jacques Devraux -&nbsp; 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 &amp; Doan Bao Thien Phuc
Production:
Script Consultants: Lucy Grey &amp; Clarrisa Grey
Script Editor: Mike Walker
Script Supervision: Flynn Hallman
Editing &amp; Sound Design: Eloise Whitmore
Additional Music: Ngo Minh Nghia &amp; Le Thi Bich Trieu
Studio Engineers are: Paul Clark (UK) Vi Tran (Vietnam), Hoa Vu Ca Ca (Vietnam), Juan Martin Del Campo (USA) &amp; Greg Rubin (USA)
Trailers: Jack Soper
Producer in Vietnam: Pham Hoang Mien
Executive Producers: Jeremy Fox, Greg Haddrick, John Scott Dryden, Howard Stringer &amp; Jason English

Chapter 8 – The Fall

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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.

As American forces push deeper into Vietnam, Joseph&rsquo;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.

Chapter 7 – The Cost of War

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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.

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

Chapter 6 – The Red Line

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