Seeing yourself portrayed in a hugely successful Netflix series is a strange thing indeed, says the Wellington-based former Dutch diplomat at the centre of The Serpent. Herman Knippenberg is delighted that his role in hunting down a serial killer over decades has now become a gripping serial. ROSA WOODS/Stuff Herman Knippenberg says seeing himself portrayed on Netflix series The Serpent was peculiar and surreal. “I said don’t be ridiculous, he’s busy charging gullible Americans $5000 for the dubious privilege of having lunch with a serial killer in Paris,” he says. One serial killer is more than enough for me.”

Source: Stuff April 27, 2021 23:20 UTC