Queen Mantis
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.
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S1 E8 • 9/27/2025
Episode 8
After a tense hostage exchange, I-shin confronts her protégé. Su-yeol makes a grim discovery about his family's fractured past.
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Go Hyun-jung
Jeong Yi-shin
Jang Dong-yoon
Cha Su-yeol
Cho Seong-ha
Joong-ho
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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]
Park Wan-Hyeong
Son Ji An [Detective]
Han Dong-hee
Seo A Ra [Jung Yeon's friend]
Lee Tae-gu
Seo Gu Wan
Lee Yoon-geon
Hong Seung Pyo [Police commissioner general]
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See all on TMDBWhilst 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 politi…