The Serpent (TV series)

The Serpent is a British crime drama serial developed by Mammoth Screen and commissioned by the BBC. The eight-part limited series is a co-production between BBC One and Netflix. It is based on the crimes of serial killer Charles "the Serpent" Sobhraj, who murdered young tourists from 1975 to 1976. The series stars Tahar Rahim in the lead role as Sobhraj.

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The Serpent
Genre	Crime Drama
Written by	Richard Warlow Toby Finlay
Directed by	Tom Shankland Hans Herbots
Starring	Tahar Rahim Jenna Coleman Billy Howle Ellie Bamber Amesh Edireweera Tim McInnerny Dasha Nekrasova Mathilde Warnier
Composer	Dominik Scherrer
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original languages	English, French, Dutch, Thai
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Richard Warlow Tom Shankland Preethi Mavahalli Damien Timmer Lucy Richer
Production locations	India United Kingdom Thailand
Production companies	Mammoth Screen Living Films
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	2:1 1080p
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	1 January (2021-01-01) – 14 February 2021 (2021-02-14)

The series was shot on location in Thailand, until the COVID-19 pandemic which halted production for five months from March 2020. Filming was completed in Hertfordshire, England, during August 2020. It premiered on BBC One on New Year's Day in 2021 and all eight episodes were immediately made available on BBC iPlayer.[1][2] The show began streaming on Netflix in April 2021.[3]