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The Serpent
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The Serpent

Fri, Jan 1, 2021
  • Drama
  • Crime
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

Top of the call sheet

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

1 season · 8 episodes

Ended · 8 aired
Season 1
8 episodes · 8 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    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.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    Marie-Andrée Leclerc leaves her life behind for the love of Charles Sobhraj but discovers the chilling cost. Herman vows to investigate the murders of the Dutch couple.

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    Young Frenchman Dominique Renelleau tries to escape Charles Sobhraj's terrifying lair. As he listens to Nadine and Remi's testimony, Herman realises the scale of Charles's crimes.

  • E4
    Episode 4
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    Charles embarks on a terrifying trail of destruction in Nepal, while Nadine helps Herman gather the final evidence he needs for the police to act.

  • E5
    Episode 5
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    Herman and Charles engage in an exhausting battle of wits as Herman continues to pile pressure on the Thai police to prosecute the suspects, while Charles perfects his escape plan.

  • E6
    Episode 6
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    The fallout from Gautier's escape threatens Herman's diplomatic career. Charles attempts to set up business in France, a place that holds powerful memories for him.

  • E7
    Episode 7
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    Charles and Marie-Andrée arrive in Paris and attempt to set up a new life. Meanwhile, Herman makes a dangerous gamble in his investigation which finally brings a breakthrough.

  • E8
    Episode 8
    Aired · Fri, Jan 1, 2021 · 60m

    The net begins to close around Charles and Marie-Andrée in India, but the final chapter of Herman's pursuit of Sobhraj stretches long into the future.