La Mante2017
Created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean
The premise
Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", the famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago, is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down her copycat. She agrees to collaborate on one condition: to have only one interlocutor, Damien Carrot, her son, who became a cop because of the crimes of his mother, and who refuses all contact with her since her arrest.
Horror Vault's take
France's most notorious female serial killer has spent over two decades locked away, but a chilling new threat forces the authorities to bring her back into the fold. The price of her cooperation? Exclusive access to the one person who wants nothing to do with her — her own son, now a detective shaped entirely by her crimes. What unfolds is a battle of wills between a calculating killer, a haunted cop, and an unknown predator who has studied her methods with terrifying precision. This French thriller digs deep into the psychological wreckage left behind when a monster turns out to be family.
Content: Depictions Of Serial Murder, Violence, Dark Psychological Themes, References To Past Crimes Against Victims
Episode Guide
S1.E1 · Episode 1Premiere6.0Sep 4, 2017 · 52 min
Faced with a series of grisly unsolved murders, a police commissioner turns to imprisoned serial killer Jeanne Deber and her estranged son for help.
S1.E2 · Episode 27.3Sep 4, 2017 · 52 min
As a furious Damien tries to figure out what his mother is up to, a clue found on Séverin's computer leads the team to the next potential victim.
S1.E3 · Episode 37.3Sep 11, 2017 · 52 min
Damien uncovers a secret that sends him racing back to his childhood home. Unable to shake her suspicions, Lucie digs into her husband's past.
S1.E4 · Episode 47.3Sep 11, 2017 · 52 min
The Mantis makes her next move, Achille finds a crucial clue linking the victims, and Damien pays a visit to his mother's psychiatrist.
S1.E5 · Episode 56.5Sep 18, 2017 · 52 min
When Jeanne receives a live video stream of the next victim, the team scrambles to stop a murder. New clues to the killer's identity emerge.
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