La Mante

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2017-09-04

Last Air Date: 2017-09-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 6

Created By: Nicolas Jean, Grégoire Demaison, Alice Chegaray-Breugnot

Networks: TF1

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Top 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
Élodie Navarre as Szofia Kovacs
Garance Thénault as Journaliste hôpital

Seasons

Season 1 (2017)

Decades after her capture, a serial killer offers to help solve a string of copycat murders -- but only if her son, now a cop, will work by her side.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2017-09-04)

Faced with a series of grisly unsolved murders, a police commissioner turns to imprisoned serial killer Jeanne Deber and her estranged son for help.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2017-09-04)

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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2017-09-11)

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.
Ep. 4: Episode 4 (2017-09-11)

The Mantis makes her next move, Achille finds a crucial clue linking the victims, and Damien pays a visit to his mother's psychiatrist.
Ep. 5: Episode 5 (2017-09-18)

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.
Ep. 6: Episode 6 (2017-09-18)

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