TV Series2025 · 1 season · 8 episodes · Ended

Queen Mantis

Name: Queen Mantis
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Drama
Cast: Go Hyun-jung, Jang Dong-yoon, Cho Seong-ha, EL, Kim Bo-ra

Taste attributes: crimemysterydramadetectiveslowunsavouryheavyrealisticintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipfighting evilsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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Boxlist takeContained and smart: a serious crime series, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: very confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.2 /10

TMDB · 30 votes

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Season

Season 1

· 2025 · 8 episodes

Episodes (8)

1Episode 15 Sep 2025
When a series of terrible murders ensues in a residential area, Cha Su-yeol is forced to seek help from Jeong I-sin, a serial killer from the past.
2Episode 26 Sep 2025
The culprit has been arrested, but the victim’s whereabouts remain unknown. Su-yeol struggles to save a life as I-sin reveals her true intentions.
3Episode 312 Sep 2025
I-shin offers assistance with the investigation, but it's unclear why she would help a cop. Su-yeol unravels the origins of I-shin's murderous instinct.
4Episode 413 Sep 2025
The culprit begins to close in on Su-yeol's family. I-shin pressures Su-yeol to take action — but she happens to be the one threatening his family.
5Episode 519 Sep 2025
Su-yeol finds I-shin in his home after she vanishes under police watch. The killer demands to speak to I-shin and gives her a hint about the plan.
6Episode 620 Sep 2025
Shaken by recent events, Su-yeol attempts to confide in Lee Jung-yeon. During a tense call, I-shin manipulates the killer into exposing a crucial lead.
7Episode 726 Sep 2025
As Jung-yeon copes with the truth of Su-yeol's past, the killer reveals their identity — and takes a hostage, forcing Su-yeol into a dangerous bargain.
8Episode 827 Sep 2025
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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What lines up

Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it

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Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
Originality: Balanced originality, where this profile leans fresh / original

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Synopsis

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.

Synopsis: TMDB