8.259 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestThe net begins to close around Charles and Marie-Andrée in India, but the final chapter of Herman’s pursuit of Sobhraj stretches long into the future.
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.
Acting
Tahar Rahim's serpentine stillness—chilling without ever shouting.
Production
Bangkok recreation so immersive you'll smell the humidity.
Costume
Jenna Coleman's transformation through 70s fashion as psychological trap.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Herman Knippenberg consulted on production; Tahar Rahim never met him to preserve his own uneasy interpretation.
Sobhraj was reportedly furious at his portrayal—proving Rahim nailed the narcissism.
GB
