Get ready for a thrilling ride with ‘Queen Mantis,’ a Korean crime thriller that explores the dark side of family ties and the blurred lines between loyalty and survival. In the shadowy world of crime and betrayal, blood ties can be the sharpest double-edged sword.
Detective Cha Soo-yeol is thrown into the ultimate moral dilemma when a new killer starts copying the signature style of his notorious mother, Jung Yi-shin, aka the “Queen Mantis.” Soo-yeol must team up with his estranged mother to stop the bloodshed, confronting the past he’s spent his whole life trying to escape. As they investigate, their alliance becomes a tense game of cat and mouse, where trust is impossible, old wounds resurface, and the line between family loyalty and survival blurs.
With a talented cast, including Go Hyun-jung as Jung Yi-shin and Jang Dong-yoon as Detective Cha Soo-yeol, this series promises to be a gripping thriller. The cast also includes Jo Sung-ha as seasoned officer Choi Jung-ho, Lee El as veteran detective Kim Na-hee, and Kim Bo-ra as Lee Jung-yeon, Soo-yeol’s wife and pottery gallery director. The series is directed by Byun Young-joo and written by Lee Young-jong, who is marking his first television drama.
Queen Mantis is set to premiere on September 5, 2025, on SBS, with weekly episodes also streaming on Netflix. If you’re a fan of gripping thrillers filled with murder, family secrets, and betrayal, Queen Mantis is one you won’t want to miss.
