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Apr 2, 2021 · When British writer Richard Warlow set out to dramatize the story of swindler and serial killer Charles Sobhraj —think The Talented Mr. Ripley on steroids—he was determined not to...
Apr 2, 2021 · “Real life is infuriating, because it doesn’t behave in the way stories do,” says writer and producer Richard Warlow, who began working on the series in 2013 alongside director Tom Shankland.
Apr 2, 2021 · That was confirmed at the December 2020 BBC press launch for The Serpent, when writer Richard Warlow ( Ripper Street, Waking the Dead) and director Tom Shankland ( Les Misérables, The City and...
Dec 22, 2020 · Writer Richard Warlow introduces The Serpent, the remarkable story of how one of the world’s most wanted men: thief, frandster and serial killer, Charles Sobhraj was brought to justice.
In July 2019, the BBC announced that it had commissioned the eight-part drama from Mammoth Screen, Tom Shankland, and Richard Warlow. Tahar Rahim would star as Charles Sobhraj. Jenna Coleman, Billy Howle, and Ellie Bamber joined the main cast in September 2019.
The Serpent. by Richard Warlow & Toby Finlay. A hidden darkness on Asia's hippie trail. The twisting, real-life story of a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise. Based on the true...
It’s entirely deliberate, says the series’ writer, Richard Warlow. “Sobhraj is the awful, dark anti-matter at the heart of the story that everything kind of pulls towards,” he says. Through the...
