Netflix’s
The Serpent depicts the horrifying true crimes committed in some capacity by Charles Sobhraj (“Alain”), Marie‐Andrée Leclerc (“Monique”), and Ajay Chowdhury. Lead by Sobhraj, the group befriended, poisoned, stole from, impersonated, and killed at least a dozen western tourists traveling through Thailand, India, and Nepal in the 1970s.
Of the group, Ajay consistently referred to by his only his first name feels more literary than real. Ajay is something of a Faustian figure whom Charles Sobhraj meets somewhere in Asia and, at least in the show, entices to commit progressively violent crimes. One of these acts is the stabbing and then burning of American backpacker Connie Jo Boronzich and Canadian tourist Laurent Carrière. Those murders were committed in Nepal and were real. In the series, they act as something like Ajay’s christening. The night before, Ajay is shown having a psychedelic experience with a western tourist before Sobhraj confronts him and q
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WHAT IT S ABOUT:
In the 1970s, merciless killer Charles Sobhraj preys on travelers exploring the hippie trail of South Asia.
WHAT WE THOUGHT:
The Serpent, now streaming on Netflix.
What followed was an Easter weekend binge and hours spent on the internet, getting to know the man identified and later charged as a murderer, thief and seductive master of disguise in the mid-70s.
The Serpent, which first aired on BBC One earlier this year, follows Dutch diplomat Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle) as he investigates the disappearance of a pair of Dutch backpackers in Bangkok. With recruited help from anyone he can get, including his then-wife, Angela (Ellie Bamber), his pursuit leads him to Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his accomplices, including Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman) and Ajay Chowdhury (Amesh Edireweera). All of whom have been drugging, robbing and killing young tourists travelling between Europe and South Asia.
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The series follows the real-life crimes of con-man and serial killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim). Along with his girlfriend, Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), Sobhraj went on a murder spree throughout Thailand, Nepal, and India, targetting Western travelers.
His victims were often on the young side, as he was known for having a tick against “hippies.”
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Amesh Edireweera plays Ajay Chowdhury, Sobhraj’s associate. He is able to sympathize with his character, recognizing that he is a man who “came from nothing.”