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Queen Mantis

Name: Queen Mantis
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Released: 2025-09-05
Rating: 7.214

★ 7,2 /10 (28 Votes)

2025 KO 1 Seasons

Overview

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.

Stream

First air date

05/09/2025

Votes

Popularity

4.7

Genres

Crime Mystery Drama

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Byun Young-joo

Networks

SBS

Original title

사마귀: 살인자의 외출

Language

Last air date

2025-09-27

Episodes

Episode runtime

60 min

Website

programs.sbs.co.kr

Go Hyun-jung

Jeong Yi-shin

Jang Dong-yoon

Cha Su-yeol

Cho Seong-ha

Joong-ho

Lee El

Na-hee

Kim Bo-ra

Lee Jung-yeon

Lee Hwang-eui

Jung Hyeon Nam [I Sin's father]

Kim Min-ho

Bae Seong Gyu [Detective]

Kim Tae-jeong

Choi Hyeok [Detective]

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Park Wan-Hyeong

Son Ji An [Detective]

Han Dong-hee

Seo A Ra [Jung Yeon's friend]

Lee Tae-gu

Seo Gu Wan

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Lee Yoon-geon

Hong Seung Pyo [Police commissioner general]

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Han Si-Ah

Kim Eun Ae

Kil Eun-sung

Kim U Tae [Security]

Cha Soon-bae

Park Eun Bae [Min Jae's father]

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Lee Chang-min

Park Min Jae

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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 politics. Not recommended.

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