The Serpent

TV Mini Series
2021
15
57m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

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Amesh Edireweera, Jenna Coleman, Tahar Rahim, Ellie Bamber, Mathilde Warnier, and Billy Howle in The Serpent (2021)

Inspired by real events, The Serpent reveals the story of serial conman Charles Sobhraj (Golden Globe nominee Tahar Rahim) and the remarkable attempts to bring him to justice.

The Serpent. Coming to Netflix on April 2nd.

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Serial Killer True Crime Crime Drama Thriller

The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.The twisting, real-life story of Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-70's on Asia's hippie trail.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

52K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

1,984

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 2 BAFTA Awards
- 13 nominations total

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Trivia
Herman Knippenberg and Nadine Gires visited the Bangkok set during filming.

Goofs
All the dialogues between William Brand (Ambassador van Dongen) and Billy Howle (Herman Knippenberg) are in genuine and comprehensible Dutch, though their pronunciation and intonation make it evident they don't really master the language.

Connections
Featured in Jeremy Vine: Episode #4.10 (2021)

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8/10

Entertaining but enough flashback within a flashback!

This is well done and well acted. A grade A production. Its only flaw is the bouncing timeline. It is hard enough to pay attention with subtitles, let alone with the timeline going back and forth. Entertaining but NOT a relaxing watch. I'd advise you to learn French or take up speed reading because during fast exchanges of dialogue, those subtitles fly by fast.

Half a point off for the bad wigs.