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The Serpent

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  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: January 1, 2021
  • Seasons: 1
  • Episodes: 8
  • Networks: BBC One
  • Genres: Drama, Crime
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The Serpent(2021)

What does it take to catch a killer?

TMDB Rating: 7.5 (349 votes)

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.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

8 episodes • 2021Avg: 8.3

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Episode 1Jan 1, 20217.7
2Episode 2Jan 3, 20218.1
3Episode 3Jan 10, 20218.2
4Episode 4Jan 17, 20218.3
5Episode 5Jan 24, 20218.4
6Episode 6Jan 31, 20218.5
7Episode 7Feb 7, 20218.5
8Episode 8Feb 14, 20218.5

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