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Netflix’s The Serpent is inspired by the real story of Charles Sobhraj – ABC News
The Serpent is inspired by real events and focuses on the pursuit of Charles Sobhraj and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc by a Dutch diplomat in the 1970s.
Charles Sobhraj isn’t a name many would recognise, but just a few decades ago the serial killer and conman was one of Asia’s most wanted criminals.
Sobhraj, who befriended, drugged then murdered young Western backpackers in the 1970s, has this year achieved notoriety due to the popular limited series, The Serpent.
The Serpent is available on Netflix from Friday, April 2 and is made up of eight episodes, each one-hour long.
The series aired in the UK on New Year’s Day and became BBC iPlayer’s most…
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