Plot
Cha Su-yeol, a police officer who has long despised his mother, the notorious 'Mantis' serial killer, must reluctantly turn to her for help when a copycat killer emerges.
Cast
as Jeong Yi-shin
as Cha Su-yeol
as Joong-ho
as Na-hee
as Lee Jung-yeon
as Jung Hyeon Nam [I Sin's father]
as Bae Seong Gyu [Detective]
as Choi Hyeok [Detective]
as Son Ji An [Detective]
as Seo A Ra [Jung Yeon's friend]
Creator
Network
Status
Ended
First Aired Date
September 5, 2025
Last Aired Date
September 27, 2025
Production Companies
Merry Christmas
Mega Monster
Studio S
Type
Miniseries
Number of Season
1
Number of Episodes
8
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Reviews
Whilst starting off well enough, "Queen Mantis" sabotages its own success. Based on a French Netflix series of the same name, the tale of a female serial killer, whose crimes are the subject of a copycat, works well enough. What doesn't work is the slow creep misandry, that comes to toxic fruition, by episode six. In summary, a promising series ruined by yet more divisive, woke polit…