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La Mante

2017 • 7.0 • Drama, Crime •

FR • French

Writers: Grégoire Demaison, Nicolas Jean, Laurent Vivier, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot

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.

Cast

Frédérique Bel

as Virginie Delorme

Carole Bouquet

as Jeanne Deber

Fred Testot

as Damien Carrot

Pascal Demolon

as Commissaire Feracci

Robinson Stévenin

as Alex Crozet

Jacques Weber

as Charles Carrot

Serge Riaboukine

as Sébastien Crozet

Manon Azem

as Lucie Carrot

Episodes

Episode 1

E1 52m

Faced with a series of grisly unsolved murders, a police commissioner turns to imprisoned serial killer Jeanne Deber and her estranged son for help.

Episode 2

E2 52m

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.

Episode 3

E3 52m

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.

Episode 4

E4 52m

The Mantis makes her next move, Achille finds a crucial clue linking the victims, and Damien pays a visit to his mother's psychiatrist.

Episode 5

E5 52m

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.

Episode 6

E6 52m

With the clock ticking and his family in danger, Damien weighs an offer from the killer. A rescue mission takes an unexpected turn.