The Serpent
Seen it?2021 | 1 seasons | Drama, Crime
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans. If you loved The Fall or Luther, start here.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
70% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
7.4 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a modest audience; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 195K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Richard Warlow, Toby Finlay
- Tahar RahimCharles Sobhraj
- Jenna ColemanMarie-Andrée Leclerc
- Billy HowleHerman Knippenberg
- Ellie BamberAngela Knippenberg
- Mathilde WarnierNadine Gires
- Grégoire IsvarineRémi Gires
- Tim McInnernyPaul Siemons