Watch: Go Hyun Jung Is A Serial Killer Looking To Reconnect With Son Jang Dong Yoon In New Remake Of "La Mante"

Dec 22, 2024

SBS’s upcoming drama “The Mantis” (literal translation) has unveiled its first teaser!

This weekend, SBS aired a sneak peek of its upcoming adaptation of the French series “La Mante” during the 2024 SBS Drama Awards.

Go Hyun Jung will star in the drama as Jung Yi Shin, a famous serial killer nicknamed “The Mantis” who brutally murdered five men 20 years ago and has been imprisoned ever since. When a new serial killer emerges, copying The Mantis’s distinctive style, the police approaches Jung Yi In for her assistance in solving the case.

Jang Dong Yoon will star as Jung Yi Shin’s estranged son Cha Soo Yeol, a detective who passionately throws himself into solving the Mantis copycat murders.

The newly released teaser begins with grim flashes of Jung Yi Shin’s murders from 20 years ago, along with a glimpse of the young Jung Yi Shin happily playing with her son when he was still a child.

Someone then advises the teenage Cha Soo Yeol, “Become a police officer. Since five people died, you can save five people [to make up for your mother’s murders].”

Sure enough, Cha Soo Yeol grows up into a tough young cop, and an action-packed montage shows the detective working hard to solve his disturbing new case. The teaser ends with Jung Yi Shin warning an unseen man, “Thank you. But it’s really late, so please go home and sleep.”

Check out the full teaser below!