TV series

The Serpent

2021 · 1 season

A slow, sun-bleached descent into paranoia and evil, watching a predator charm his way across borders while a quiet man pieces together the truth.

Tagline: What does it take to catch a killer?
Overview: 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 feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, deception, obsession, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
deception
obsession
justice
identity
Places: big city
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild