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The Serpent
The Serpent earned 69% on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 critics and a Metacritic score of 59 from 18 reviews - a mixed reception that praised Tahar Rahim's performance while finding the non-linear storytelling structure frustrating.
Renewal: Eight-episode limited series. No sequel planned; the story concludes with the historical record of Sobhraj's capture and imprisonment. (BBC)
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Season 12021 · 8 eps
1 January 2021
6.8
69%
7.4/10
WORTH-IT
BollyMeter 6.8The Serpent earned 69% on Rotten Tomatoes from 35 critics and a Metacritic score of 59 from 18 reviews - a mixed reception that praised Tahar Rahim's performance while finding the non-linear storytelling structure frustrating.
Critics 69%Positive across a sample of 35 reviews.
Quoted“An effectively unsettling, fictionalized telling of the incredible and horrific series of kidnappings and murders perpetrated by Charles Sobhraj.”Chicago Sun-Times
RenewalEight-episode limited series. No sequel planned; the story concludes with the historical record of Sobhraj's capture and imprisonment. (BBC)
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Standout episodes
01
Episode 12021-01-01
The premiere establishes the show's fragmented timeline and drops the audience into Bangkok 1975 with confidence. Tahar Rahim is immediately unsettling without a single moment of conventional villainy.
7.208
Episode 82021-02-14
The finale brings the Knippenberg investigation to its conclusion and delivers historical justice in a form that feels both inevitable and inadequate - which is perhaps the most honest thing the show could have done.
