Exclusive: Danny Dyer’s range is continuing to expand as the Football Factory star lands himself a Channel 4 documentary series exploring modern masculinity.
Danny Dyer: How To Be A Man will see the EastEnders alum delve deep into the evolving landscape of masculinity. At a time when people are labeling masculinity “toxic,” Dyer, who made his name in a string of movies playing traditional “hard men” and also hosted Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men for Bravo, will ask people across Britain what they think it means to be a man in our society, and what the future is for the male identity.
The series from Whitworth Media will feature interviews with a politician, psychologists, a mental health expert, a fitness expert, a sex therapist, an influencer, male victims of domestic abuse, and members of the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus to offer a range of voices and perspectives on this complex subject.
Danny Dyer: How To Be A Man will see the EastEnders alum delve deep into the evolving landscape of masculinity. At a time when people are labeling masculinity “toxic,” Dyer, who made his name in a string of movies playing traditional “hard men” and also hosted Danny Dyer’s Deadliest Men for Bravo, will ask people across Britain what they think it means to be a man in our society, and what the future is for the male identity.
The series from Whitworth Media will feature interviews with a politician, psychologists, a mental health expert, a fitness expert, a sex therapist, an influencer, male victims of domestic abuse, and members of the Brighton Gay Men’s Chorus to offer a range of voices and perspectives on this complex subject.
- 3/13/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
True crime stories are in vogue, and there is no dearth of shows, movies, and documentaries in this genre. Such stories allow the human mind to understand how the psyche of a killer works and what could be the motivation behind the crimes he or she committed. There are also stories of serial killers such as Charles Sobhraj and Ted Bundy, who committed many murders and remained elusive for many years until they were caught. There was a psychology behind why men like them committed crimes and how they camouflaged themselves for a long time before law and order caught up to them. Catch Me a Killer is a show about a female criminal profiler who went on to be successful at her job of catching criminals.
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Why Was Micki Chosen To Catch The Station Strangler?
Catch Me a Killer began in 1994 in the city of Pretoria, which was rocked by serial killer,...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Was Micki Chosen To Catch The Station Strangler?
Catch Me a Killer began in 1994 in the city of Pretoria, which was rocked by serial killer,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Love And Translation To Stream On Discovery+ (Photo Credit – IMDb)
Get ready for an exciting lineup of new content on Discovery+ this February! The diverse slate of shows covers various genres, including The Serpent – Charles Sobhraj Tapes, Love & Translation, and The Playboy Murders S2. For those craving the thrill of treasure hunting, Pawn Stars and Storage Wars return with their latest seasons. But that’s not all! In Strange Rituals – Till Death Do Us Part, viewers will embark on a global journey exploring diverse rituals and traditions surrounding marriage, from violent abductions in Kyrgyzstan to virtual weddings in Second Life. Additionally, the recently released Discovery+ original, Secrets of the Buddha Relics, will premiere on the Discovery Channel on February 26.
What To Watch On Discovery+ In February 2024 Strange Rituals – Till Death Do Us Part: February 1
Each episode explores unique stories about the historical and cultural impact of diverse rituals worldwide,...
Get ready for an exciting lineup of new content on Discovery+ this February! The diverse slate of shows covers various genres, including The Serpent – Charles Sobhraj Tapes, Love & Translation, and The Playboy Murders S2. For those craving the thrill of treasure hunting, Pawn Stars and Storage Wars return with their latest seasons. But that’s not all! In Strange Rituals – Till Death Do Us Part, viewers will embark on a global journey exploring diverse rituals and traditions surrounding marriage, from violent abductions in Kyrgyzstan to virtual weddings in Second Life. Additionally, the recently released Discovery+ original, Secrets of the Buddha Relics, will premiere on the Discovery Channel on February 26.
What To Watch On Discovery+ In February 2024 Strange Rituals – Till Death Do Us Part: February 1
Each episode explores unique stories about the historical and cultural impact of diverse rituals worldwide,...
- 2/1/2024
- by Nikita Wagh
- KoiMoi
“Zende,” a feature documentary about supercop Madhukar Zende, who arrested the notorious Charles Sobhraj twice, will have its world premiere at the Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival.
Produced by Dora Digs Studios and directed by debutant Akshay Shah, “Zende” is one of the first Indian feature documentaries to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to recreate and regenerate some of Mumbai’s most iconic locations and moments in history.
The film follows Zende, who retired as assistant commissioner of police after a larger-than-life career, in which Sobhraj’s arrests are just a fraction. Spanning over four decades, this saga delves into the crime-ridden underbelly of Bombay, as the city was known then. Zende’s unconventional methods were driven by humanity and a commitment to real change and ranged from parading underworld dons on their knees to quelling communal riots.
“‘Zende’ isn’t just a film; it’s a journey that challenges...
Produced by Dora Digs Studios and directed by debutant Akshay Shah, “Zende” is one of the first Indian feature documentaries to use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to recreate and regenerate some of Mumbai’s most iconic locations and moments in history.
The film follows Zende, who retired as assistant commissioner of police after a larger-than-life career, in which Sobhraj’s arrests are just a fraction. Spanning over four decades, this saga delves into the crime-ridden underbelly of Bombay, as the city was known then. Zende’s unconventional methods were driven by humanity and a commitment to real change and ranged from parading underworld dons on their knees to quelling communal riots.
“‘Zende’ isn’t just a film; it’s a journey that challenges...
- 10/26/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Jenna Coleman is one of the most talented and charming actresses working in the film and TV industry. The English actress made her TV debut with the 2005 British soap opera Emmerdale, and her first feature film role was a very small one but it was in Captain America: First Avenger. She recently starred in the adaptation of Neil Gaiman‘s DC comics The Sandman as Johanna Constantine and she is currently starring in the Prime Vide thriller series Wilderness. So, if you also love Coleman’s performances here are the 10 best movies and TV shows starring Jenna Coleman that should be on your watchlist.
10. Room at the Top (Not Available in the US) Credit – BBC
Synopsis: Room At The Top is a drama series based on John Braine’s classic book about Joe Lampton, a young man on the make in 1940’s Yorkshire.
9. Dancing on the Edge (Tubi & Prime Video...
10. Room at the Top (Not Available in the US) Credit – BBC
Synopsis: Room At The Top is a drama series based on John Braine’s classic book about Joe Lampton, a young man on the make in 1940’s Yorkshire.
9. Dancing on the Edge (Tubi & Prime Video...
- 9/11/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Scam 2003: The Telgi Story
From the way the astonishing Gagan Dev Riar portrays him, Abdul Karim Telgi was not a charming man to know.
Then what made him bribe his way through the most catastrophic stamp-paper forging scandal in India’s financial history? Not too educated, minimally charming, not a great talker either and certainly no Charles Sobhraj when it came to seducing favour providers, Telgi was just a luck-pushing lout who got his way through bureaucracy by greasing palms.
One of the things I find incredibly hard to believe in this powerful story of absolute corruption is how easily Telgi manages to bribe the emtire bureaucracy. Even the seemingly incorruptible, succumb easily when Telgi gets to tap the greed nerves, first nervously then more confidently.
The case of Madhusudan Mishra in Episode 4 is specially ponderable. At first the seemingly incorruptible Mishra refuses to be bribed. Then Telgu gets...
From the way the astonishing Gagan Dev Riar portrays him, Abdul Karim Telgi was not a charming man to know.
Then what made him bribe his way through the most catastrophic stamp-paper forging scandal in India’s financial history? Not too educated, minimally charming, not a great talker either and certainly no Charles Sobhraj when it came to seducing favour providers, Telgi was just a luck-pushing lout who got his way through bureaucracy by greasing palms.
One of the things I find incredibly hard to believe in this powerful story of absolute corruption is how easily Telgi manages to bribe the emtire bureaucracy. Even the seemingly incorruptible, succumb easily when Telgi gets to tap the greed nerves, first nervously then more confidently.
The case of Madhusudan Mishra in Episode 4 is specially ponderable. At first the seemingly incorruptible Mishra refuses to be bribed. Then Telgu gets...
- 9/1/2023
- by Subhash K Jha
- Bollyspice
There is no dearth of serial killer stories in real life or in the form of movies and television shows. In the Hindi cinema space itself, many movies and television shows have attempted to talk about the menace of serial killers. The last memorable one was Raman Raghav by Anurag Kashyap. But this time, Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti’s Dahaad is interested in talking about a serial killer who lives like a common man amongst the population. He has a family and a regular job teaching Hindi at a local college. But behind his facade, there is a serial killer who manages to lure women and kill them when he knows they trust him. Anand Swarnakar is that man.
From the trailer and the beginning of the show as well, we get to see Anand, the man who is leading a very regular life as a college lecturer teaching Hindi,...
From the trailer and the beginning of the show as well, we get to see Anand, the man who is leading a very regular life as a college lecturer teaching Hindi,...
- 5/14/2023
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Most true crime dramas retell stories from long enough ago that many viewers weren’t alive to hear about them the first time around, from David Tennant’s portrayal of 1980s serial killer Dennis Nilsen in Des to The Serpent, the BBC drama about 1970s murderer Charles Sobhraj. But ITV’s latest example, The Hunt for Raoul Moat, depicts a violent crime so recent that we don’t just remember hearing about it, we remember tweeting about it.
In 2010, Raoul Moat shot three people in Northumberland: his ex-girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart, was seriously injured, her partner Chris Brown died, and police officer David Rathband was blinded and later took his own life. A six-day manhunt gripped the nation, culminating in a police stand-off at a riverbank, where Moat shot himself. Dramatising such a recent tragedy has attracted criticism – including from the families of Stobbart and Rathband – and led many to wonder:...
In 2010, Raoul Moat shot three people in Northumberland: his ex-girlfriend, Samantha Stobbart, was seriously injured, her partner Chris Brown died, and police officer David Rathband was blinded and later took his own life. A six-day manhunt gripped the nation, culminating in a police stand-off at a riverbank, where Moat shot himself. Dramatising such a recent tragedy has attracted criticism – including from the families of Stobbart and Rathband – and led many to wonder:...
- 4/19/2023
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
Charles Sobhraj, the serial killer who became the subject of the series The Serpent, was released from jail back in December. Now that he has had time to settle into domestic life in Paris, Sobhraj has established himself as something a little less slippery than his nickname: a prolific author and spotlight hog.
Due to his age and health, Charles Sobhraj was released from a Nepali jail after spending nearly 20 years behind bars. Sobhraj was serving time for the murders of two people, although he has 12 confirmed murders, with estimates putting the potential number as high as 30. After his release, Charles Sobhraj moved to Paris. It’s there that he lives today, writing an autobiography called “Moi, le Serpent”, released in February. He has also marked himself as a talk show guest, appearing on a couple of French shows, evidently always with his lawyer nearby. A recent piece on Air Mail stated,...
Due to his age and health, Charles Sobhraj was released from a Nepali jail after spending nearly 20 years behind bars. Sobhraj was serving time for the murders of two people, although he has 12 confirmed murders, with estimates putting the potential number as high as 30. After his release, Charles Sobhraj moved to Paris. It’s there that he lives today, writing an autobiography called “Moi, le Serpent”, released in February. He has also marked himself as a talk show guest, appearing on a couple of French shows, evidently always with his lawyer nearby. A recent piece on Air Mail stated,...
- 2/27/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Founded more than 25 years ago by Manuel Catteau, independent French producer and distributor Zed has become over the years a major player in the documentary field. At TV market Unifrance Rendez-vous in Biarritz, Zed revealed to Variety the acquisition of three ambitious history documentary projects, which are available for presales.
“Ukraine 1933: Seeds of Hunger,” a documentary by Guillaume Ribot, produced by Les Films Du Poisson for France Télévisions, recalls the tragedy experienced by Ukrainians between 1931 and 1933: the Holodomor, the great famine organized by Stalin to punish those who refused the collectivization of the countryside and communist ideology, resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million of them.
“The tragedy was disclosed to the world by an intrepid Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones, one of the bravest whistleblowers in history,” Zed states. The completion is scheduled for fall 2022.
Scheduled for fall 2023, “WWII: Operation Barbarossa” focuses on the German invasion of...
“Ukraine 1933: Seeds of Hunger,” a documentary by Guillaume Ribot, produced by Les Films Du Poisson for France Télévisions, recalls the tragedy experienced by Ukrainians between 1931 and 1933: the Holodomor, the great famine organized by Stalin to punish those who refused the collectivization of the countryside and communist ideology, resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million of them.
“The tragedy was disclosed to the world by an intrepid Welsh journalist, Gareth Jones, one of the bravest whistleblowers in history,” Zed states. The completion is scheduled for fall 2022.
Scheduled for fall 2023, “WWII: Operation Barbarossa” focuses on the German invasion of...
- 9/9/2022
- by Trinidad Barleycorn
- Variety Film + TV
Every now and then, a serial or psychopath killer emerges from the dark alleys and haunt the world with gruesome killings and their modus operandi. More recently, a serial killer in Madhya Pradesh murdered 6 people.
The accused, Shiv Prasad Dhurve, named ‘The Stoneman’, was arrested from Bhopal after 10 teams of Sagar police with 250 personnel were given the task of nabbing him. The accused was arrested on the basis of CCTV footage, a sketch and Gps tracking.
He has confessed to his crimes saying that he was on a mission to murder security guards who used to sleep during their duty hours. His modus operandi was to bludgeon the heads of his victims with a stone or a heavy blunt object.
Over centuries, there have been several serial killers such as Jack The Ripper, Ted Bundy, Charles Sobhraj and several others who have caught the fancy of filmmakers and storytellers.
The...
The accused, Shiv Prasad Dhurve, named ‘The Stoneman’, was arrested from Bhopal after 10 teams of Sagar police with 250 personnel were given the task of nabbing him. The accused was arrested on the basis of CCTV footage, a sketch and Gps tracking.
He has confessed to his crimes saying that he was on a mission to murder security guards who used to sleep during their duty hours. His modus operandi was to bludgeon the heads of his victims with a stone or a heavy blunt object.
Over centuries, there have been several serial killers such as Jack The Ripper, Ted Bundy, Charles Sobhraj and several others who have caught the fancy of filmmakers and storytellers.
The...
- 9/2/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
No doubt playing a serial killer could really mess with one’s psyche. Just ask Tahar Rahim.
The actor portrays real-life 1970s French murderer Charles Sobhraj in Netflix’s eight-episode “The Serpent.” When they first began shooting, he thought he was able to leave the work behind him when he went home at the end of the day. “I needed a workout to let it out, all of this dark energy has to get out of my body, out of myself,” Rahim, 39, tells me on Wednesday’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast, adding, “I needed to relax and the only way I found was to work out.”
The cast and creatives were also careful not to over glamorize or sensationalize Sobhraj’s sometimes flamboyant lifestyle or make him too likeable. “I talked with the director, and I was like, ‘Okay, he has to be charming…Otherwise, [his victims] wouldn’t fall into his net,...
The actor portrays real-life 1970s French murderer Charles Sobhraj in Netflix’s eight-episode “The Serpent.” When they first began shooting, he thought he was able to leave the work behind him when he went home at the end of the day. “I needed a workout to let it out, all of this dark energy has to get out of my body, out of myself,” Rahim, 39, tells me on Wednesday’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast, adding, “I needed to relax and the only way I found was to work out.”
The cast and creatives were also careful not to over glamorize or sensationalize Sobhraj’s sometimes flamboyant lifestyle or make him too likeable. “I talked with the director, and I was like, ‘Okay, he has to be charming…Otherwise, [his victims] wouldn’t fall into his net,...
- 6/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
It didn't take long for me to get hooked on Netflix's latest series, The Innocent. The eight-episode thriller sees Mateo Vidal (Mario Casas) get swept up in a mystery that could tear his life apart, nine years after he was sent to prison for the accidental killing of a man in a bar fight. Both in tone and narrative, at times The Innocent gives off strong The Serpent vibes, leading many to wonder if it is also based on a true story. Unlike the other Netflix hit, which dramatized the murders of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj, The Innocent is an adaptation of the Harlan Coben mystery novel of the same name.
The Spanish adaptation of Coben's 2005 novel stays pretty faithful to the book as Coben is an executive producer on the series. The protagonist still finds himself wrapped up in a murder mystery set in motion by the...
The Spanish adaptation of Coben's 2005 novel stays pretty faithful to the book as Coben is an executive producer on the series. The protagonist still finds himself wrapped up in a murder mystery set in motion by the...
- 5/4/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / Prakash Mathema
Netflix's The Serpent takes a chilling look at some of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj's most infamous crimes. Cunning and manipulative, Sobhraj was an expert at deceiving strangers and evading the police across Europe and Asia, which earned him the nickname The Serpent. Sobhraj was also known as the Bikini Killer among media and police due to the clothes his victims - usually tourists on vacation - were often found wearing.
Sobhraj's first known victim, Teresa Knowlton from Seattle, was found drowned in the Gulf of Thailand wearing a floral bikini in 1975. While Knowlton's outfit during the time of her death was altered in the Netflix mini series, she would be the first of Sobhraj's victims to be found dead in a bikini. Following the deaths of Turkish traveler Vitali Hakim and Dutch students Henk Bintanja and Cornelia Hemker, Sobhraj's fifth known victim...
Netflix's The Serpent takes a chilling look at some of French serial killer Charles Sobhraj's most infamous crimes. Cunning and manipulative, Sobhraj was an expert at deceiving strangers and evading the police across Europe and Asia, which earned him the nickname The Serpent. Sobhraj was also known as the Bikini Killer among media and police due to the clothes his victims - usually tourists on vacation - were often found wearing.
Sobhraj's first known victim, Teresa Knowlton from Seattle, was found drowned in the Gulf of Thailand wearing a floral bikini in 1975. While Knowlton's outfit during the time of her death was altered in the Netflix mini series, she would be the first of Sobhraj's victims to be found dead in a bikini. Following the deaths of Turkish traveler Vitali Hakim and Dutch students Henk Bintanja and Cornelia Hemker, Sobhraj's fifth known victim...
- 4/14/2021
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
Image Source: Getty / Prakash Mathema
Netflix's The Serpent tells the story of elusive serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to have killed between 12 and 24 people across Nepal, Thailand, and India in the 1970s. Sobhraj posed as a gem dealer in Bangkok and frequently convinced strangers to join his circle and assist him in his crimes. In 1976, he and one of his most infamous accomplices, Marie-Andrée Leclerc, were arrested in India after a group of French students caught on to the fact that Sobhraj and Leclerc had drugged them. After 20 years in prison, Sobhraj was released and allowed to live life as a free man in France. There he hired a publicity agent to schedule interviews and photo sessions in an attempt to glorify his crimes.
In the series finale, Sobhraj is shown returning to Nepal, where he purposely had his photo taken by a reporter and was subsequently caught.
Netflix's The Serpent tells the story of elusive serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to have killed between 12 and 24 people across Nepal, Thailand, and India in the 1970s. Sobhraj posed as a gem dealer in Bangkok and frequently convinced strangers to join his circle and assist him in his crimes. In 1976, he and one of his most infamous accomplices, Marie-Andrée Leclerc, were arrested in India after a group of French students caught on to the fact that Sobhraj and Leclerc had drugged them. After 20 years in prison, Sobhraj was released and allowed to live life as a free man in France. There he hired a publicity agent to schedule interviews and photo sessions in an attempt to glorify his crimes.
In the series finale, Sobhraj is shown returning to Nepal, where he purposely had his photo taken by a reporter and was subsequently caught.
- 4/14/2021
- by Chanel Vargas
- Popsugar.com
She’s not a household name, but that’s not stopping Mathilde Warnier from focusing on changing that. She took on the role of Nadine Gires in the serial killer story that shares the history of Charles Sobhraj. She did a phenomenal role in it, and she made a lot of fans with the work she did on the British television drama. She is making a name for herself, and the world is going to want to know more about her as she does it. 1. She’s From France She might have a role in British television, but Mathilde Warnier is French.
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Mathilde Warnier...
10 Things You Didn’t Know about Mathilde Warnier...
- 4/11/2021
- by Tiffany Raiford
- TVovermind.com
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.”)
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 imprisoned Sobhraj, who has already sensationally manipulated his own story over the years.
(Caution: Spoilers ahead! Do not read until you have watched “The Serpent.”)
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 imprisoned Sobhraj, who has already sensationally manipulated his own story over the years.
- 4/6/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Photo: ‘The Serpent’/Netflix In the last 20 years or so true crime has become an increasingly popular form of entertainment, with people flocking to documentaries, films, and television shows about serial killers and large crime sprees. Netflix, in particular, has capitalized on this popularity, offering a wide range of true crime entertainment with documentaries such as ‘Casting JonBenet’, films like ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile’, and shows such as ‘Making a Murderer’, all of which have been extremely successful and were very well done. However, their newest entry into this genre, the limited series ‘The Serpent’, does not meet the same mark as the rest of what Netflix has to offer. Related article: The Complete List of 2021 Oscar Nominations – Celebrations, Surprises & Snubs | The Show Must Go On Related article: April Movies Release Schedule: The Most Accurate List of Every Movie Coming Out in April – Live Updates The Premise ‘The Serpent...
- 4/5/2021
- by Caroline Schneider
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
Netflix's The Serpent is a disturbing retelling of the life of serial killer Charles Sobhraj. Sobhraj - who was born in Vietnam in 1944 - posed as a gem dealer in Bangkok and is believed to have murdered between 12 and 24 people. The majority of his victims were primarily young tourists who traveled in Southeast Asia along the Hippie Trail during the 1970s. Sobhraj would initially befriend them before drugging them, robbing them, and eventually killing them.
Though Sobhraj managed to escape from jail several times, it was revealed in the end-credits scenes that he was ultimately sentenced to life in prison in November 2004 by the Kathmandu district court in Nepal for the December 1975 murder of Connie Jo Bronzich. He lost two appeals against this conviction. Six years later, the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed that Sobhraj did not receive a fair trial. However, in 2014, a Nepalese court found him...
Though Sobhraj managed to escape from jail several times, it was revealed in the end-credits scenes that he was ultimately sentenced to life in prison in November 2004 by the Kathmandu district court in Nepal for the December 1975 murder of Connie Jo Bronzich. He lost two appeals against this conviction. Six years later, the United Nations Human Rights Committee expressed that Sobhraj did not receive a fair trial. However, in 2014, a Nepalese court found him...
- 4/5/2021
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Netlfix's The Serpent tells the chilling true story of serial killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim), who presented himself as a gem dealer in Bangkok and murdered travelers on the Hippie Trail in Southeast Asia during the '70s. Nadine Gires (Mathilde Warnier) played a pivotal role in helping Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle) build a case against Sobhraj that eventually led to his arrest.
As shown in the series, Gires and her husband, Remi Gires (Grégoire Isvarine), are neighbors of Sobhraj and Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) while they are living at Kanit House in Bangkok. Unaware that Sobhraj is a killer, Gires introduces him to potential clients, and more often than not, they end up as his victims. It isn't until Gires helps Dominique Renelleau (Fabien Frankel) escape from Thailand that she discovers how dangerous Sobhraj truly is. Gires and her husband then team up with Knippenberg to find...
As shown in the series, Gires and her husband, Remi Gires (Grégoire Isvarine), are neighbors of Sobhraj and Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) while they are living at Kanit House in Bangkok. Unaware that Sobhraj is a killer, Gires introduces him to potential clients, and more often than not, they end up as his victims. It isn't until Gires helps Dominique Renelleau (Fabien Frankel) escape from Thailand that she discovers how dangerous Sobhraj truly is. Gires and her husband then team up with Knippenberg to find...
- 4/5/2021
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Episode three of The Serpent takes a deep dive into the story of a young traveling Frenchman named Dominique Renelleau (Fabien Frankel), who becomes a captive of Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) in Thailand and narrowly escapes the serial killer's clutches. Did such a Dominique exist in real life, and if so, did he manage to leave Sobhraj? The answer to both questions is a resounding yes.
In the third episode of the limited series, Sobhraj takes in the traveler and slowly poisons him. Eventually, Renelleau realizes that he's being poisoned after Coco the monkey dies drinking the "medicine" that Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) give him. When he expresses a desire to leave, Sobhraj retrieves Renelleau's passport, which now has a picture of Sobhraj's face on it. Along with other threats, he also reminds Renelleau, who's now short on money on top of being severely ill, that...
In the third episode of the limited series, Sobhraj takes in the traveler and slowly poisons him. Eventually, Renelleau realizes that he's being poisoned after Coco the monkey dies drinking the "medicine" that Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) give him. When he expresses a desire to leave, Sobhraj retrieves Renelleau's passport, which now has a picture of Sobhraj's face on it. Along with other threats, he also reminds Renelleau, who's now short on money on top of being severely ill, that...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
There’s always a tricky question of semantics when it comes to stories about criminals who deal in deception. The lines between the points where one persona ends and another begins make it difficult to focus on who the “real” figure at the center is.
That’s true for “The Serpent,” the eight-part limited series about the life and crimes of Charles Sobhraj, but only to an extent. Though Tahar Rahim plays all forms of the man who led an international crime ring, he exists for most of the series as “Alain Gautier.” What begins as an alias — the origins of which the audience sees in fits and starts as the series progresses — comes to encompass all of what allowed him to grow his intercontinental passport- and jewel-laundering scam, ensnaring a growing net of murder victims and accomplices and enemies along the way. In the process, the show surrounding him...
That’s true for “The Serpent,” the eight-part limited series about the life and crimes of Charles Sobhraj, but only to an extent. Though Tahar Rahim plays all forms of the man who led an international crime ring, he exists for most of the series as “Alain Gautier.” What begins as an alias — the origins of which the audience sees in fits and starts as the series progresses — comes to encompass all of what allowed him to grow his intercontinental passport- and jewel-laundering scam, ensnaring a growing net of murder victims and accomplices and enemies along the way. In the process, the show surrounding him...
- 4/2/2021
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Starring Tahar Rahim, Billy Howle, and Jenna Coleman, Netflix's The Serpent chronicles the deadly murder spree of French gem dealer Charles Sobhraj. In the true-crime series, most of Sobhraj's murderous schemes unfold while he is on the road in Asia with his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc, aka Monique. He would lull his victims, often young backpackers, into a false sense of security and then drug and rob them. Well into the show, we also meet his first and former wife, Chantal Compagnon, who is renamed Juliette in the series. The show doesn't go too far into the future - only until the authorities caught him again in 2003. What The Serpent doesn't depict is that in 2008, Sobhraj married a woman named Nihita Biswas, his lawyer's daughter and his translator.
After getting arrested in 1976, Sobhraj spent two decades in an Indian prison for drugging French students. After escaping and getting caught, he...
After getting arrested in 1976, Sobhraj spent two decades in an Indian prison for drugging French students. After escaping and getting caught, he...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Jumping back and forth in time, Netflix's The Serpent unpacks Charles Sobhraj's (Tahar Rahim) murder rampage as a junior Dutch diplomat named Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle) follows his case in Thailand. Though Knippenberg faced resistance from his superiors and Thai authorities, he eventually helped catch Sobhraj in 1976. Now 76 years old, Knippenberg is remarried and retired.
Just as on the true-crime show, Knippenberg, then 31, first became aware of Sobhraj as he investigated the case of a Dutch couple in Feb. 1976 while he was posted as a diplomat in Bangkok. The Dutch backpackers, Henricus Bintanja and Cornelia Hemker (Willem and Lena on the series), had been missing, and Knippeneberg helped confirm that two found burned corpses were indeed them. With help from his then-wife Angela and his friend Paul Siemons, Knippenberg linked the murders to French gem dealer Alain Gautier, aka Sobhraj.
It turned out that Sobhraj had been drugging,...
Just as on the true-crime show, Knippenberg, then 31, first became aware of Sobhraj as he investigated the case of a Dutch couple in Feb. 1976 while he was posted as a diplomat in Bangkok. The Dutch backpackers, Henricus Bintanja and Cornelia Hemker (Willem and Lena on the series), had been missing, and Knippeneberg helped confirm that two found burned corpses were indeed them. With help from his then-wife Angela and his friend Paul Siemons, Knippenberg linked the murders to French gem dealer Alain Gautier, aka Sobhraj.
It turned out that Sobhraj had been drugging,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Netflix's The Serpent portrays Ajay Chowdhury (Amesh Edireweera) as serial killer Charles Sobhraj's right-hand man who would help him get rid of bodies and threaten victims (or worse). If anything, the series suggests that the young Indian man was even more entrenched in Sobhraj's dark activities than Sobhraj's girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc. By the end of the sixth episode, however, Chowdhury disappears altogether. So what happened to Chowdhury in real life? The truth is, we don't really know. However, there have been several speculations about his fate.
In episode six of The Serpent, Sobhraj and Chowdhury go for a drive in Karachi, Pakistan. At first, it seems as though Sobhraj is leaving Leclerc and taking Chowdhury to Paris, but he then stops in the middle of nowhere. After throwing money at his former accomplice, he tells Chowdhury, "It's time for you to make your own way in the world.
In episode six of The Serpent, Sobhraj and Chowdhury go for a drive in Karachi, Pakistan. At first, it seems as though Sobhraj is leaving Leclerc and taking Chowdhury to Paris, but he then stops in the middle of nowhere. After throwing money at his former accomplice, he tells Chowdhury, "It's time for you to make your own way in the world.
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Jenna Coleman's portrayal of Marie-Andrée Leclerc captures the tense mood of The Serpent, the true-crime limited series about serial killer Charles Sobhraj's (Tahar Rahim) murder spree. Though dressing in luxurious clothes and superficially embracing the freewheeling '70s spirit, Leclerc, or Monique, appears anxious during her travels with Sobhraj, who pretends to be gem dealer Alain Gautier. So what happened to Leclerc? As The Serpent shows us, she was arrested in 1976 and eventually died in 1984.
Born in Canada in 1945, Leclerc had been working as a medical secretary before she met Sobhraj on a trip to India. Leclerc accompanied Sobhraj as he traveled through the Hippie Trail in Southeast Asia in the '70s. He is linked to 12 murders, but investigators believe he may have had more victims. As depicted in The Serpent, Sobhraj would drug his victims, taking their passports, possessions, and money. We don't know how much...
Born in Canada in 1945, Leclerc had been working as a medical secretary before she met Sobhraj on a trip to India. Leclerc accompanied Sobhraj as he traveled through the Hippie Trail in Southeast Asia in the '70s. He is linked to 12 murders, but investigators believe he may have had more victims. As depicted in The Serpent, Sobhraj would drug his victims, taking their passports, possessions, and money. We don't know how much...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
One of the most unsettling watches of the year, Netflix's The Serpent follows the terrifying true story of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who murdered travelers on the Hippie Trail in Southeast Asia during the '70s. In The Serpent, the notorious "bikini killer," who is of Vietnamese and Indian descent, is played by French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim. Wearing aviators, bell-bottoms, and other sartorial fixtures of the '70s, Rahim delivers a chilling performance where we see the inner workings of someone whom many consider a ruthless narcissist. But does he actually look like Sobhraj? Scroll ahead for real pictures of Sobhraj through the years and decide for yourself.
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
BBC's (and now Netflix's) The Serpent opens with a title card that reads, "In 1997 an American news crew tracked Charles Sobhraj down to Paris where he was living as a free man." The limited series then dives into a chilling 1997 interview with Sobhraj, who's played by Tahar Rahim. The reporter says, "There are those who would say you got away with it." Sobhraj replies, "That's what Time magazine said. Perhaps it's true. After all, I cannot now face trial . . . anywhere in the world." If you haven't heard of his story, Sobhraj is a Frenchman of Vietnamese and Indian descent who drugged, robbed, and murdered travelers going through Asia in the '70s. He was indeed released in 1997 after spending two decades in an Indian prison. But is the opening interview in the limited series based on actual events? While you might not be able to track down the interview footage,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Drenched in a nostalgic '70s aesthetic, Netflix's true-crime drama The Serpent unfolds at the furnished and ostensibly welcoming Kanit House in Bangkok. While the series initially depicts guests leisurely relaxing by the pool, many dark activities went on at the apartment complex in the '70s. Portrayed by Tahar Rahim in the limited series, Frenchman Charles Sobhraj, also known as the Bikini Killer, welcomed young travelers at Kanit House in Thailand. But his generous hosting was a ruse. Sobhraj developed a chilling reputation for drugging and robbing unsuspecting backpackers. He has been convicted of two murders, but he potentially killed at least a dozen people (which he admitted but later recanted). Long story short, Kanit House was a real place, a hub for Sobhraj's terrifying acts.
Sticking to the location of the actual events, The Serpent's production team filmed most of the limited series in Thailand. However, Kanit...
Sticking to the location of the actual events, The Serpent's production team filmed most of the limited series in Thailand. However, Kanit...
- 4/2/2021
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
French-Algerian actor Tahar Rahim first learned about serial killer Charles Sobhraj as a teenager in the 1990s. He picked up the book On the Trail of the Serpent from his older brother’s nightstand, and read about a manipulative murderer who drugged, stole from and killed a series of mostly backpacking victims along South Asia’s “hippie trail” in the 1970s. Two decades later, Rahim would be cast as Sobhraj in true crime drama The Serpent, an eight part series now on Netflix. In it, the actor sought to channel the unnervingly still, hypnotic but fast-striking cobra-like quality the book’s descriptions of Sobhraj had conjured up for him.
Richard Neville and Julie Clarke’s On the Trail of the Serpent: the Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj was first published in 1979 and narrates events from the killer’s childhood until the late 1970s. It became a global bestseller on its initial publication,...
Richard Neville and Julie Clarke’s On the Trail of the Serpent: the Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj was first published in 1979 and narrates events from the killer’s childhood until the late 1970s. It became a global bestseller on its initial publication,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
For the second season of FX’s American Crime Story franchise, Tom Rob Smith used a reverse-chronological structure to trace Andrew Cunanan’s Talented Mr. Ripley-style journey from con artist with identity issues to road-tripping murderer. It was a framing device that didn’t always feel organic, but it yielded unexpected emotional rewards as the series progressed, aided tremendously by Darren Criss’ lacerating performance.
It’s impossible to know if writer Richard Warlow took inspiration from The Assassination of Gianni Versace; maybe it’s a complete coincidence that he approached the menacing tale of ’70s serial killer Charles Sobhraj as a Talented ...
It’s impossible to know if writer Richard Warlow took inspiration from The Assassination of Gianni Versace; maybe it’s a complete coincidence that he approached the menacing tale of ’70s serial killer Charles Sobhraj as a Talented ...
For the second season of FX’s American Crime Story franchise, Tom Rob Smith used a reverse-chronological structure to trace Andrew Cunanan’s Talented Mr. Ripley-style journey from con artist with identity issues to road-tripping murderer. It was a framing device that didn’t always feel organic, but it yielded unexpected emotional rewards as the series progressed, aided tremendously by Darren Criss’ lacerating performance.
It’s impossible to know if writer Richard Warlow took inspiration from The Assassination of Gianni Versace; maybe it’s a complete coincidence that he approached the menacing tale of ’70s serial killer Charles Sobhraj as a Talented ...
It’s impossible to know if writer Richard Warlow took inspiration from The Assassination of Gianni Versace; maybe it’s a complete coincidence that he approached the menacing tale of ’70s serial killer Charles Sobhraj as a Talented ...
It’s been quite a year for Tahar Rahim.
Thanks to The Mauritanian — in which he played real-life Guantanamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi and starred alongside Jodie Foster — the 39-year-old has been getting some of the best film reviews since his phenomenal, Cesar-winning breakout performance in 2009’s A Prophet. His powerful and deeply moving work landed him a Golden Globe nomination, and later this month he’s up against the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Riz Ahmed and Chadwick Boseman for the BAFTA best actor award.
But before then, Rahim is hitting screens in the U.S. in an almost polar-opposite role.
In ...
Thanks to The Mauritanian — in which he played real-life Guantanamo prisoner Mohamedou Ould Slahi and starred alongside Jodie Foster — the 39-year-old has been getting some of the best film reviews since his phenomenal, Cesar-winning breakout performance in 2009’s A Prophet. His powerful and deeply moving work landed him a Golden Globe nomination, and later this month he’s up against the likes of Anthony Hopkins, Riz Ahmed and Chadwick Boseman for the BAFTA best actor award.
But before then, Rahim is hitting screens in the U.S. in an almost polar-opposite role.
In ...
The case of Charles Sobhraj seems perfect for the age of the true-crime dramatization. Sobhraj, currently incarcerated in Nepal, was a serial murderer in the 1970s, preying especially upon Western travelers on the so-called Hippie Trail in Asia. His notoriety intersects with the anxieties of his era, and his deeds demonstrate an almost boundless capacity for cruelty and compartmentalization: Both of these facts would seem to serve a genre that seeks within stories from the past ways of understanding our times and ourselves.
“The Serpent,” a limited series appearing on Netflix after running on BBC One earlier this year, unfortunately never gets there. Through the writing of Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay, we are given an intriguing — if at times somewhat generic-feeling — look into the world of seekers and believers trying to find themselves between Kathmandu and Bangkok, and we see that world preyed on by an archvillain whose skillfulness...
“The Serpent,” a limited series appearing on Netflix after running on BBC One earlier this year, unfortunately never gets there. Through the writing of Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay, we are given an intriguing — if at times somewhat generic-feeling — look into the world of seekers and believers trying to find themselves between Kathmandu and Bangkok, and we see that world preyed on by an archvillain whose skillfulness...
- 3/30/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
We’ve spent a year inside watching our televisions and, as the world opens up and the weather warms, most of us are eager to step out a bit. That makes the entertainment industry’s job that much harder. It’s one thing to compete against other shows and movies, but how do you compete with the world at large after a year of isolation?
Fortunately, audiences can’t stay outside all the time. Even more fortunate: this April is bringing a lot of promising offerings to screens small and large,...
Fortunately, audiences can’t stay outside all the time. Even more fortunate: this April is bringing a lot of promising offerings to screens small and large,...
- 3/30/2021
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix's new show The Serpent is in fact based on a true story, and yes, that makes it all the more terrifying. The Netflix retelling features eight episodes that explore the life of serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who was a pseudo gems dealer in Bangkok when he met his partner in crime and Canadian girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc in Thailand. Exploring the countless investigations that took place, the show follows Herman Knippenberg, a junior diplomat turned detective, as he tries to piece together the slivers of evidence he finds.
Who Is Charles Sobhraj?
Sobhraj was born in Vietnam in 1944 and is of both Vietnamese and Indian descent. His father, an Indian Sindhi businessman, left their family early on in Sobhraj's life, which led to him moving between Indochina and France for most of his teenage years. During his teens, he committed a number of petty crimes and received his first prison sentence in 1963 for burglary,...
Who Is Charles Sobhraj?
Sobhraj was born in Vietnam in 1944 and is of both Vietnamese and Indian descent. His father, an Indian Sindhi businessman, left their family early on in Sobhraj's life, which led to him moving between Indochina and France for most of his teenage years. During his teens, he committed a number of petty crimes and received his first prison sentence in 1963 for burglary,...
- 3/23/2021
- by Navi Ahluwalia
- Popsugar.com
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix revealed the premiere date and trailer for “The Serpent,” and Apple TV Plus announced the streaming premiere date for “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown.”
Dates
Netflix announced that crime drama “The Serpent” will premiere on April 2. Inspired by real events set in the 1970s, the limited series tells the story of the merciless killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), who prey on tourists exploring the “hippie trail” in South Asia. When Sobhraj becomes the chief suspect in a series of murders of young Western travelers, it’s up to Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), a Dutch diplomat in Bangkok, to investigate the spree of crimes. The series also stars Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweer and Tim McInnerny. Directed by Tom Shankland and Hans Herbots, the series was written by Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay. Warlow, Shankland, Preethi Mavahalli,...
Dates
Netflix announced that crime drama “The Serpent” will premiere on April 2. Inspired by real events set in the 1970s, the limited series tells the story of the merciless killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), who prey on tourists exploring the “hippie trail” in South Asia. When Sobhraj becomes the chief suspect in a series of murders of young Western travelers, it’s up to Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), a Dutch diplomat in Bangkok, to investigate the spree of crimes. The series also stars Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweer and Tim McInnerny. Directed by Tom Shankland and Hans Herbots, the series was written by Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay. Warlow, Shankland, Preethi Mavahalli,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Tahar Rahim stars as “Asia’s most notorious killer” Charles Sobhraj in a new trailer for the upcoming Netflix series “The Serpent,” released on Thursday.
Inspired by real events, the eight-episode series tells the story of Sobhraj, a serial conman who posed as a gem dealer and travelled across Southeast Asian in the 1970s with his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (played in the series by Jenna Coleman), carrying out a spree of crimes on the so-called “Hippie Trail.” Together the duo became the chief suspects in a series of murders of young Western travelers.
The limited series also stars Billy Howle as Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg; Ellie Bamber as Herman’s wife Angela Knippenberg; Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury; and Tim McInnerny as Paul Siemons.
A co-production between BBC One and Netflix, “The Serpent” is set to debut on Netflix on April 2.
Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay are writers on the series,...
Inspired by real events, the eight-episode series tells the story of Sobhraj, a serial conman who posed as a gem dealer and travelled across Southeast Asian in the 1970s with his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (played in the series by Jenna Coleman), carrying out a spree of crimes on the so-called “Hippie Trail.” Together the duo became the chief suspects in a series of murders of young Western travelers.
The limited series also stars Billy Howle as Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg; Ellie Bamber as Herman’s wife Angela Knippenberg; Amesh Edireweera as Ajay Chowdhury; and Tim McInnerny as Paul Siemons.
A co-production between BBC One and Netflix, “The Serpent” is set to debut on Netflix on April 2.
Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay are writers on the series,...
- 3/4/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Tahar Rahim earned his first Golden Globe Award nomination for playing the eponymous character in “The Mauritanian.” Rahim lost 22 pounds to portray the real-life Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was detained from 2002 to 2014 at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp without charge. STX released Kevin Macdonald‘s docudrama on February 12.
Rahim is nominated for Best Drama Actor while Jodie Foster contends in Best Film Supporting Actress for portraying his American lawyer Nancy Hollander. Rahim, who is the heart and soul of the film, is up against two Globe winners (Anthony Hopkins as “The Father” and Gary Oldman as “Mank”) and two other first-time nominees (Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal” and the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”).
SEEour interview with Tahar Rahim.
It has been 11 years since Rahim’s introduction to the Golden Globes as the star of “A Prophet” from his home country of France. That prison drama...
Rahim is nominated for Best Drama Actor while Jodie Foster contends in Best Film Supporting Actress for portraying his American lawyer Nancy Hollander. Rahim, who is the heart and soul of the film, is up against two Globe winners (Anthony Hopkins as “The Father” and Gary Oldman as “Mank”) and two other first-time nominees (Riz Ahmed for “Sound of Metal” and the late Chadwick Boseman for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom”).
SEEour interview with Tahar Rahim.
It has been 11 years since Rahim’s introduction to the Golden Globes as the star of “A Prophet” from his home country of France. That prison drama...
- 2/12/2021
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
British East and Southeast Asian media advocacy group Beats has rolled out a ground-breaking new representation measure for the U.K. industry.
Launched during a virtual summit hosted by Beats (British East Asians in Theater and on Screen), the British Film Institute (BFI) and ITV, the Beats Test measures on-screen representation for British East and Southeast Asians in U.K. film and television productions. The initiative is fashioned after the Bechdel Test, which evaluates portrayals of women in media, and the Riz Test, a measurement of Muslim representation inspired by Riz Ahmed’s rallying 2017 speech about diversity.
In order to pass the Beats Test, a project must be able to answer “yes” to the following three questions, in which Besea stands for British and Southeast Asians: (1) Are there two or more Besea characters? (2) Do at least two Besea characters speak fluent English with a British accent? (3) Does at least one...
Launched during a virtual summit hosted by Beats (British East Asians in Theater and on Screen), the British Film Institute (BFI) and ITV, the Beats Test measures on-screen representation for British East and Southeast Asians in U.K. film and television productions. The initiative is fashioned after the Bechdel Test, which evaluates portrayals of women in media, and the Riz Test, a measurement of Muslim representation inspired by Riz Ahmed’s rallying 2017 speech about diversity.
In order to pass the Beats Test, a project must be able to answer “yes” to the following three questions, in which Besea stands for British and Southeast Asians: (1) Are there two or more Besea characters? (2) Do at least two Besea characters speak fluent English with a British accent? (3) Does at least one...
- 1/14/2021
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
“A Prophet” star Tahar Rahim looks unrecognizable as the serial killer Charles Sobhraj in the trailer for the upcoming thriller “The Serpent.”
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Based on the true story of Charles Sobhraj, the trailer for “The Serpent” teases the eight-part series about the notably dark story of Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to be responsible for the deaths of up to 20 young Western travelers between 1975 and 1976.
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Based on the true story of Charles Sobhraj, the trailer for “The Serpent” teases the eight-part series about the notably dark story of Charles Sobhraj, who is believed to be responsible for the deaths of up to 20 young Western travelers between 1975 and 1976.
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- 12/20/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
Charles Sobhraj brutally murdered at least 10 backpackers in south-east Asia. Did Tahar Rahim worry about glamorising the murderer in slick new TV drama The Serpent?
Of all the things you might expect to hear come from the mouth of Tahar Rahim, the charismatic French-Algerian star of the hit prison thriller A Prophet and the new serial-killer series The Serpent, the least likely must be: “Have you ever heard of Tring?” Yet here he is, speaking over Zoom from his home in Paris, and dumping on the sleepy Hertfordshire market town. “There’s nothing to do there,” he says. “It’s got, like, a main street and that’s it.”
It’s unlikely the 39-year-old would ever have visited but for the pandemic, which interrupted the shooting of The Serpent, a BBC/Netflix production, for five months. Once filming resumed in August, a return to the original locations in Thailand was out of the question.
Of all the things you might expect to hear come from the mouth of Tahar Rahim, the charismatic French-Algerian star of the hit prison thriller A Prophet and the new serial-killer series The Serpent, the least likely must be: “Have you ever heard of Tring?” Yet here he is, speaking over Zoom from his home in Paris, and dumping on the sleepy Hertfordshire market town. “There’s nothing to do there,” he says. “It’s got, like, a main street and that’s it.”
It’s unlikely the 39-year-old would ever have visited but for the pandemic, which interrupted the shooting of The Serpent, a BBC/Netflix production, for five months. Once filming resumed in August, a return to the original locations in Thailand was out of the question.
- 12/14/2020
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
Netflix and BBC’s serial killer series “The Serpent” is one of the international shows whose filming was impacted by the pandemic, and required shifting production from Asia to Europe.
The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown. After a near five-month pause, the series had to relocate filming to the U.K. where production decamped in Hertfordshire, just north of London, on Aug. 17. The lensing, which took place for 10 days and will conclude Friday, consisted of remaining scenes that were initially scheduled to be shot in Thailand in March.
“It’s a testament to the hard work and sheer inventiveness of ‘The Serpent”s creative team, cast and crew that we’ve been able to safely wrap the series here in the U.
The drama, which stars Tahar Rahim (“A Prophet”) as the French conman and mass murderer Charles Sobhraj, was on its last stretch of shooting on location in Thailand in late March when the country went into lockdown. After a near five-month pause, the series had to relocate filming to the U.K. where production decamped in Hertfordshire, just north of London, on Aug. 17. The lensing, which took place for 10 days and will conclude Friday, consisted of remaining scenes that were initially scheduled to be shot in Thailand in March.
“It’s a testament to the hard work and sheer inventiveness of ‘The Serpent”s creative team, cast and crew that we’ve been able to safely wrap the series here in the U.
- 8/28/2020
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
?"Rustom" fame writer Vipul K. Rawal has turns director with the upcoming thriller "Tony". While researching for the film, he met the convicted serial killer Charles Sobhraj.
"I used my connections in Nepal and got to meet Sobhraj, to understand the psychology of serial killers. That research helped me immensely in shaping the character of Tony," said Rawal.
Linked to multiple killing of backpack tourists, Sobhraj was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Nepal to a life term for murdering American Connie Joe Bronzich in 1975.
Popularly known as the Bikini killer, Sobhraj is currently serving a life sentence in the Himalayan nation since 2003
"Tony" is about four psychology students who plant a camera in a church's confession box and come across with the serial killer named Tony confessing a murder to the priest. Life takes a bizarre turn when they meet Tony and go on a murdering spree with him.
"I used my connections in Nepal and got to meet Sobhraj, to understand the psychology of serial killers. That research helped me immensely in shaping the character of Tony," said Rawal.
Linked to multiple killing of backpack tourists, Sobhraj was sentenced by the Supreme Court of Nepal to a life term for murdering American Connie Joe Bronzich in 1975.
Popularly known as the Bikini killer, Sobhraj is currently serving a life sentence in the Himalayan nation since 2003
"Tony" is about four psychology students who plant a camera in a church's confession box and come across with the serial killer named Tony confessing a murder to the priest. Life takes a bizarre turn when they meet Tony and go on a murdering spree with him.
- 10/24/2019
- GlamSham
Jenna Coleman (Victoria, Doctor Who), Billy Howle (MotherFatherSon, Dunkirk) and Ellie Bamber (Les Misérables, Nocturnal Animals) have been cast in lead roles in the upcoming Netflix/BBC crime drama The Serpent.
Filming has begun on the Mammoth Screen-produced series, which will see Tahar Rahim play Charles Sobhraj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travelers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ...
Filming has begun on the Mammoth Screen-produced series, which will see Tahar Rahim play Charles Sobhraj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travelers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ...
Jenna Coleman will switch from starring as the long-reining British sovereign in “Victoria” to play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, the partner and accomplice of French serial killer Charles Sobrhaj, in the BBC and Netflix drama “The Serpent.” Coleman will star alongside the previously announced Tahar Rahim, who plays Sobrhaj, as well as Ellie Bamber and Billy Howle, who have joined the series.
Sobhraj was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young travelers across India, Thailand, and Nepal’s hippie trail in the mid-1970s. Having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, he became Interpol’s most wanted man.
Howle will play Herman Knippenberg, a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok who unwittingly walks into Sobhraj’s web of crime and ultimately seeks to bring him to justice. Bamber will appear as his wife, Angela.
The BBC will launch the series in the U.K.
Sobhraj was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young travelers across India, Thailand, and Nepal’s hippie trail in the mid-1970s. Having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, he became Interpol’s most wanted man.
Howle will play Herman Knippenberg, a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok who unwittingly walks into Sobhraj’s web of crime and ultimately seeks to bring him to justice. Bamber will appear as his wife, Angela.
The BBC will launch the series in the U.K.
- 9/8/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Victoria’s Jenna Coleman, Dunkirk’s Billy Howle and Nocturnal Animals’ Ellie Bamber are to lead BBC/Netflix drama The Serpent.
The trio join Tahar Rahim, who plays Charles Sobrhaj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century. Filming has begun in Thailand on the eight-part Mammoth Screen-produced series.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976. Psychopath, con man, thief and master of disguise, having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, by 1976 serial killer Sobhraj was Interpol’s most wanted man and had arrest warrants on three different continents.
When Herman Knippenberg (Howle), a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok, unwittingly walks into...
The trio join Tahar Rahim, who plays Charles Sobrhaj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century. Filming has begun in Thailand on the eight-part Mammoth Screen-produced series.
Coleman will play Marie-Andrée Leclerc, Sobhraj’s partner and frequent accomplice, with Howle and Bamber cast as Herman and Angela Knippenberg.
Charles Sobhraj (Rahim) was the chief suspect in the unsolved murders of up to 20 young Western travellers across India, Thailand and Nepal’s ‘Hippie Trail’ in 1975 and 1976. Psychopath, con man, thief and master of disguise, having slipped repeatedly from the grasp of authorities worldwide, by 1976 serial killer Sobhraj was Interpol’s most wanted man and had arrest warrants on three different continents.
When Herman Knippenberg (Howle), a junior diplomat at the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok, unwittingly walks into...
- 9/8/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tahar Rahim will play French serial killer Charles Sobhraj in the BBC drama “The Serpent,” which Netflix is boarding as a co-producer. The streaming giant will play it in the U.S. and around the world.
Rahim (“The Looming Tower”) will star as conman and mass murderer Sobhraj, who was discovered and trailed by a young diplomat in mid-1970s Southeast Asia and who escaped prison more than once.
The eight-part series is written by Richard Warlow (“Ripper Street”) and based on the true story of how the elusive Sobhraj was caught and brought to trial. The drama follows a junior diplomat from the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok as he unwittingly walks into the web of crime that leads him to chase down the murderer in the twilight years of the Asian Hippie Trail.
The series will be directed by Tom Shankland (“The Missing”) and produced by ITV-owned Mammoth Screen...
Rahim (“The Looming Tower”) will star as conman and mass murderer Sobhraj, who was discovered and trailed by a young diplomat in mid-1970s Southeast Asia and who escaped prison more than once.
The eight-part series is written by Richard Warlow (“Ripper Street”) and based on the true story of how the elusive Sobhraj was caught and brought to trial. The drama follows a junior diplomat from the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok as he unwittingly walks into the web of crime that leads him to chase down the murderer in the twilight years of the Asian Hippie Trail.
The series will be directed by Tom Shankland (“The Missing”) and produced by ITV-owned Mammoth Screen...
- 7/15/2019
- by Elsa Keslassy and Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
“The Serpent”New, eight-part drama series “The Serpent” is a BBC original drama written by Richard Warlow (“Ripper Street”) and based on the phenomenal true story of how Charles Sobhraj, one of the most elusive criminals of the 20th century, was caught and brought to trial. The series follows a junior diplomat from the Dutch Embassy in Bangkok as he unwittingly walks into the web of crime that leads him to chase down the murderer in the twilight years of the Asian Hippie Trail. The series will be directed by Tom Shankland (“The Missing”) and produced by Mammoth Screen (“Poldark”) for BBC One. Casting director Robert Sterne is attached. “The Serpent” begins filming in mid-April 2019. “The Singapore Grip”Back in July, we reported that ITV will host new drama “The Singapore Grip,” adapted from the Jg Farrell novel by “Atonement” and “Dangerous Liaisons” screenwriter Christopher Hampton. Set in the Second World War,...
- 9/10/2018
- backstage.com
By DS,
MoreHorror.com
Film maker Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil) recently shared about the upcoming Bollywood version poster of his acclaimed horror film Oculus (2013) review.
The Bollywood remake is titled Dobaara (Again) and stars Huma Qureshi reprising the part played by Karen Gillan in the original.
Flanagan wrote on his Official Facebook page "Here's the teaser poster for Dobaara... the Bollywood remake of Oculus. This makes me so weirdly happy."
Dobaara was planned for a May 2nd 2017 release in India, however it was later changed to June 2nd 2017. The film is directed by Prawaal Raaman who has earlier directed Indian films such as Gayab, 404 Error Not Found, Darling, Main aur Charles which was loosely based on serial killer Charles Sobhraj. Mike Flanagan is still credited as the original writer and executive producer of the Bollywood Version (As per Wikipedia).
Flanagan is currently busy with Stephen King...
MoreHorror.com
Film maker Mike Flanagan (Absentia, Hush, Ouija: Origin of Evil) recently shared about the upcoming Bollywood version poster of his acclaimed horror film Oculus (2013) review.
The Bollywood remake is titled Dobaara (Again) and stars Huma Qureshi reprising the part played by Karen Gillan in the original.
Flanagan wrote on his Official Facebook page "Here's the teaser poster for Dobaara... the Bollywood remake of Oculus. This makes me so weirdly happy."
Dobaara was planned for a May 2nd 2017 release in India, however it was later changed to June 2nd 2017. The film is directed by Prawaal Raaman who has earlier directed Indian films such as Gayab, 404 Error Not Found, Darling, Main aur Charles which was loosely based on serial killer Charles Sobhraj. Mike Flanagan is still credited as the original writer and executive producer of the Bollywood Version (As per Wikipedia).
Flanagan is currently busy with Stephen King...
- 5/9/2017
- by admin
- MoreHorror
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