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The Serpent : Questions We Have After Watching the Netflix True Crime Series
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The story of criminal mastermind Charles Sobhraj has captivated true crime followers for more than 40 years. The serial killer left a trail of bodies mostly young European and North American backpackers across Asia in the 1970s, then stunned everyone when he escaped from prison not once but at least four times.
(Caution: Spoilers ahead! Do not read until you have watched “The Serpent.”)
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Now on Netflix, the devious con man’s story is an eight-part docudrama from Mammoth Screen first shown on BBC, created by Tom Shankland and Richard Warlow. The creators decided to frame the story around Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg, who spent years on the trail of Sobhraj and was key to his eventual arrest. They interviewed Knippenberg along with several other real-life figures who are still alive. However, they did not speak with the im
The Serpent review: Too many flashbacks and flash-forwards
A crime drama miniseries based on the life of Charles Sobhraj
Tuesday 06 April 2021
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Star Cast
Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweera, Tim McInnerny, Mathilde Warnier, Aly Khan, Pravesh Rana, Darshan Jariwala The Serpent starts off with vim and venom, slithers through the middle episodes with frenetic energy, before making a scrappy surge through the mire of its final episodes. The story of Charles Sobhraj had enough bite to leave its mark with a far more engaging piece had it not been for a convoluted tangle of flashbacks and flash-forwards.
The twisting, real-life story of
Charles Sobhraj, a murderer, thief and master of disguise, who was a hidden darkness in the mid-1970s on Asia s hippie trail. The serial killer left a trail of bodies - mostly young European and North American backpackers - across Asia in the 1970s, then shocked everyone when he escaped from prison not once but at least four times.
The story of the serial killer is an eight-part docudrama called
The Serpent from Mammoth Screen, which was first shown on BBC but is now available on
Netflix. It was created by Tom Shankland and Richard Warlow. The creators decided to frame the story around Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg, who spent years on the trail of
The Serpent: Too many flashbacks and flash-forwards
Mon, Apr 05 2021 04:05:47 PM
Apr 5: The Serpent: Cast: Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweera, Tim McInnerny, Mathilde Warnier, Aly Khan, Pravesh Rana, Darshan Jariwala, Direction: Tom Shankland; Rating: (three stars)
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY The Serpent starts off with vim and venom, slithers through the middle episodes with frenetic energy, before making a scrappy surge through the mire of its final episodes. The story of Charles Sobhraj had enough bite to leave its mark with a far more engaging piece had it not been for a convoluted tangle of flashbacks and flash-forwards.