{"id":27640,"date":"2021-04-01T17:56:49","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T09:56:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/?p=27640"},"modified":"2021-05-03T04:58:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T20:58:11","slug":"the-serpent-a-harrowing-true-crime-limited-series-based-on-the-hippie-trail-killer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/web-episode-streaming-shows\/the-serpent-a-harrowing-true-crime-limited-series-based-on-the-hippie-trail-killer\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Serpent\u2019 \u2013 A harrowing, true-crime limited series based on the &#8216;hippie trail killer&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"27641\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/web-episode-streaming-shows\/the-serpent-a-harrowing-true-crime-limited-series-based-on-the-hippie-trail-killer\/attachment\/final_21498165_21498155\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BBC\\\/\\u00a9 Mammoth Screen&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 05\\\/12\\\/2020 - Programme Name: The Serpent - TX: n\\\/a - Episode: n\\\/a (No. 1) - Picture Shows:  Charles Sobhraj (TAHAR RAHIM) - (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd - Photographer: Roland Neveu&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures&#039; Digital Picture Service (BBC Pictures) as set out at www.bbcpictures.co.uk. In particular, this image may only be published by a registered User of BBC Pictures for editorial use for the purpose of publicising the relevant BBC programme, personnel or activity during the Publicity Period which ends three review weeks following the date of transmission and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial, prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"final_21498165_21498155\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 05\/12\/2020 &#8211; Programme Name: The Serpent &#8211; TX: n\/a &#8211; Episode: n\/a (No. 1) &#8211; Picture Shows:  Charles Sobhraj (TAHAR RAHIM) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-scaled.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27641\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21498165_21498155-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Charles Sobhraj (TAHAR RAHIM) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For fans of real-life crime and serial killers \u2018The Serpent\u2019 is the perfect series binge watch. The 8 episode mini-series tells the terrifying true story and nasty modus operandi of real-life killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) whose whole life has been so eventful-it really is like a movie, with him playing a cruel villain. The series however focuses on his life in Thailand during the height of his crime spree, where he would target unknowing foreigners, the flower children of the 70s, wide-eyed travelers who were on the Southeast Asian \u201chippy trail\u201d (Thailand, Nepal, India). Sobhraj who posed as a gem dealer (among others) would gain their trust, then poison his victims with drugs that would make them weak, sick and throw up, Sobhraj would then steal their valuables including their passports, which he would alter and use himself. Most of his victims managed to survive but others were not so lucky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Handsome, charming, persuasive, calculating and ambitious, Sobhraj was able to lure dissatisfied French-Canadian Marie-Andr\u00e9e Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) into his twisted life, christening her \u201cMonique\u201d a new name, for a glamourous new life. Monique soon becomes trapped between loving Sobhraj and being faithful to him and being terribly terrified of him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series does a back and forth telling of the story, often by the same number of intervals (ex: Three years ago, then would jump back to three years later, etc.) it could be confusing at first but you will get used to it eventually. I did appreciate the production design work done, from the period clothing to the set pieces, they shot on location in Thailand and you can really feel the heat and the monsoon when the rain poured down. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"27649\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/web-episode-streaming-shows\/the-serpent-a-harrowing-true-crime-limited-series-based-on-the-hippie-trail-killer\/attachment\/final_21502263_21502253\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BBC\\\/\\u00a9 Mammoth Screen&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 24\\\/12\\\/2020 - Programme Name: The Serpent - TX: n\\\/a - Episode: n\\\/a (No. 2) - Picture Shows:  Monique\\\/Marie-Andr\\u00e9e Leclerc (JENNA COLEMAN) - (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd - Photographer: Roland Neveu&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures&#039; Digital Picture Service (BBC Pictures) as set out at www.bbcpictures.co.uk. In particular, this image may only be published by a registered User of BBC Pictures for editorial use for the purpose of publicising the relevant BBC programme, personnel or activity during the Publicity Period which ends three review weeks following the date of transmission and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial, prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"final_21502263_21502253\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 24\/12\/2020 &#8211; Programme Name: The Serpent &#8211; TX: n\/a &#8211; Episode: n\/a (No. 2) &#8211; Picture Shows:  Monique\/Marie-Andr\u00e9e Leclerc (JENNA COLEMAN) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-scaled.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27649\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502263_21502253-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Monique\/Marie-Andr\u00e9e Leclerc (JENNA COLEMAN) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike most real-life crime thrillers, \u2018The Serpent\u2019 (which became one of Sobhraj\u2019s nicknames) was chased after, not by a police or a detective on the hunt for a serial killer but was pursued by a mid-level Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), who was led to Sobhraj then known by his alias \u2018Alain\u2019 when relatives of two Dutch tourists sent the embassy a letter about their missing loved ones. With the help of his wife Angela, (Ellie Bamber) the Knippenbergs get to work gathering evidence against Alain (Sobhraj)-the diplomacy and bureaucracy of the investigation become continuing themes in the series, since the Knippenbergs are not police and are representing their country in a foreign soil, they go through hoops to get to the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I suggest having the subtitles on for this one, there are many different nationalities speaking in English with heavy accents and it may a bit difficult to understand the dialogue by ear. I found the humor to be dry during the times when the protagonists tried to be funny, and there was also a long running joke on \u2018just shooting Sobhraj\u2019 but I guess that made the investigation less of an \u201cAmerican movie\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The series does a good job of giving depth to the victims, so they are not just a name or a statistic but a person, whit hopes and dreams who just had the misfortune of trusting the wrong people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-attachment-id=\"27643\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/entertainment\/web-episode-streaming-shows\/the-serpent-a-harrowing-true-crime-limited-series-based-on-the-hippie-trail-killer\/attachment\/final_21502886_21502866\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1707\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BBC\\\/\\u00a9 Mammoth Screen&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 12\\\/01\\\/2021 - Programme Name: The Serpent - TX: n\\\/a - Episode: n\\\/a (No. 4) - Picture Shows:  Herman Knippenberg (BILLY HOWLE), Angela Knippenberg (ELLIE BAMBER) - (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd - Photographer: Roland Neveu&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;WARNING: Use of this copyright image is subject to the terms of use of BBC Pictures&#039; Digital Picture Service (BBC Pictures) as set out at www.bbcpictures.co.uk. In particular, this image may only be published by a registered User of BBC Pictures for editorial use for the purpose of publicising the relevant BBC programme, personnel or activity during the Publicity Period which ends three review weeks following the date of transmission and provided the BBC and the copyright holder in the caption are credited. For any other purpose whatsoever, including advertising and commercial, prior written approval from the copyright holder will be required.&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"final_21502886_21502866\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 00:00:01 on 12\/01\/2021 &#8211; Programme Name: The Serpent &#8211; TX: n\/a &#8211; Episode: n\/a (No. 4) &#8211; Picture Shows:  Herman Knippenberg (BILLY HOWLE), Angela Knippenberg (ELLIE BAMBER) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-scaled.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27643\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-scaled.jpg 2560w, http:\/\/www.teampcheng.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/final_21502886_21502866-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Herman Knippenberg (BILLY HOWLE), Angela Knippenberg (ELLIE BAMBER) &#8211; (C) Mammoth Screen Ltd &#8211; Photographer: Roland Neveu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sobhraj was incredibly vain and ambitious, his crimes were committed to support a lifestyle he yearned for. Born of an Indian father and a Vietnamese mother, who later on married a French lieutenant, he grew up going back and forth from France and Vietnam. Sobhraj talks about having \u2018no country\u2019 and because he looked different was often teased by his French classmates. He grew to have a hatred for westerners who travelled to Asia. When he talked about his murders, he said his actions were in retaliation against \u201cWestern Imperialism\u201d in Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being quarantined for more than a year, without any travelling has made a lot of folks pining for that next getaway and having a grave itch of wanderlust but after seeing \u2018The Serpent\u2019 you realize that there was a time, before technology and social media where in you can actually leave home, travel to another country and never come back. Passports were so easily faked and manipulated it is mind-blowing how many times Sobhraj entered a country using someone else\u2019s (one of his victims) passports, he would simply change the photo to his own. There are a lot of edge of your-seat, exciting and thrilling parts in the series, I would scream and my husband would remind me that \u2018it\u2019s just a show\u2019 I would then counter that \u2018it\u2019s based on real events!\u2019 of course, a lot of what was in the series was a dramatization, in fact, names of the victims were changed as respect to their family. If you read on the real Charles Sobhraj, there is actually a lot more that happened in his life (early and later on) that are not shown in the series, in fact, it even gets more shocking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For fans of real-life crime and serial killers \u2018The Serpent\u2019 is the perfect series binge watch. 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