UNITED KINGDOM — Netflix original limited series The Serpent follows the story of serial conman Charles Sobhraj (Golden Globe nominee Tahar Rahim) and the remarkable attempts by Dutch Diplomat Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle) to bring him to justice. Inspired by real events, the series is announced to drop on April 2, 2021.
Posing as a gem dealer, Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) travelled across Thailand, Nepal and India in 1975 and 1976, carrying out a spree of crimes on the Asian ‘Hippie Trail,’ becoming the chief suspects in a series of murders of young Western travellers.
The Serpent originally premiered on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK on New Years’ Day 2021. It has been a word-of-mouth sensation and has received 31 million streams across the series to date. The cast is a stellar lineup of talents including Tahar Rahim, Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweera and Tim McInnerny.
Produced by Mammoth Screen as a co-production between Netflix and BBC One, the series trailer, and key art have just been revealed by the global streaming platform:
