The Serpent (WT)

    Limited series | Episodes 1-8 | 2019-2020 | BBC [uk], Netflix | Crime, Drama | Great Britain, USA
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    Main data

    DirectorHans Herbots, Tom Shankland
    Written byToby Finlay, Richard Warlow
    ProductionMammoth Screen Ltd [uk], Living Films [th], BBC One [uk], Netflix [us]

    Project data

    Length of episode55 Min.
    Episodes from/to1-8

    Cast

    Brief synopsis

    The Serpent tells the story of Charles Sobhraj, who preyed on the lives of young backpackers in Thailand in the 1970s. Richard Warlow’s scripts will bring this notorious story to life, showing the great lengths Dutch embassy diplomat Herman Knippenberg went to get justice for Sobhraj’s innocent victims.

    Cast

    ActorRole nameVoice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
    Tahar RahimCharles Sobhraj [SS]
    Jenna ColemanMarie-Andrée Leclerc [SS]
    Billy HowleHerman Knippenberg [SS]
    Ellie BamberAngela Knippenberg [SS]
    Nicole BeutlerDagmar Boeder [SR]
    Tobias SchulzeKarl [SR]

    Crew

    ActivityNameComment
    Director of photographySi Bell3 episodes
    DirectorTom Shankland1 episode
    DirectorHans Herbots3 episodes
    ProducerStephen Smallwood
    Executive producerRichard Warlow
    Executive producerTom Shankland
    Executive producerPreethi Mavahalli
    Executive producerDamien Timmer
    Executive producerLucy RicherBBC
    Assistant production designerTeresa Hurtado Escobar
    ScreenwriterRichard Warlow
    ScreenwriterToby Finlay

    Production companies

    CompanyComment
    Mammoth Screen Ltd [uk]
    Living Films [th]
    BBC One [uk]Koproduktion
    Netflix [us]Koproduktion