The Serpent

The Serpent

2021
★★★★☆ 7.5/10
📺 1 Season
🎬 8 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
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The remarkable story of how murderer Charles Sobhraj was captured. As the chief suspect in unsolved murders of young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976, Sobhraj had repeatedly slipped from the grasp of authorities worldwide to become Interpol's most wanted man, with arrest warrants on three different continents.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

Netflix
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Seasons

Season 1
2021 • 8 Episodes
Bangkok, 1975. Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg investigates the disappearance of a young couple who were last seen alive at the apartment of gem dealer Charles Sobhraj.

Cast

Tahar Rahim
Tahar Rahim
Charles Sobhraj
Jenna Coleman
Jenna Coleman
Marie-Andrée Leclerc
Billy Howle
Billy Howle
Herman Knippenberg
Ellie Bamber
Ellie Bamber
Angela Knippenberg
Mathilde Warnier
Mathilde Warnier
Nadine Gires
Grégoire Isvarine
Grégoire Isvarine
Rémi Gires

User Reviews

Dean
★ 10/10
What a hidden gem. Very interesting and well made.
October 12, 2025

Network

BBC One

Production

Mammoth Screen

Keywords

nepal1970sbangkok, thailandthailandserial killerindia