Queen Mantis

Queen Mantis
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Also known asThe Mantis: Original Sin
Hangul
사마귀: 살인자의 외출
Lit.Mantis: The Killer's Outing
RRSamagwi: sarinjaui oechul
MRSamagwi: sarinjaŭi oech'ul
Genre
Based on
La Mante
by
  • Alice Chegaray-Breugnot
  •     Nicolas Jean
  •     Grégoire Demaison
  •     Laurent Vivier
Written byLee Young-jong
Directed byByun Young-joo
Starring
Music byJo Yeong-wook
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producers
  • Lee Ok-gyu (CP)
  • Lee Gwang-soon
  • Choi Jeong-bok
  • Kim Min-jeong
Producers
  • Lee Hee-soo
  • Hong Sung-chang
  • Kim Yong-jin
  • Yoo Jeong-hoon
  • Shin Hae-eun
Cinematography
  • Kim Jung-won
  • Lee Eui-yeol
Editors
  • Park Gok-ji
  • Lee Yoon-hee
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseSeptember 5 (2025-09-05) –
September 27, 2025 (2025-09-27)
Related
La Mante (French original)
Mrs. Deshpande (India)
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Queen Mantis (Korean사마귀: 살인자의 외출) is a 2025 South Korean mystery-thriller-police procedural television series written by Lee Young-jong and directed by Byun Young-joo based on the 2017 TF1 series La Mante. Go Hyun-jung and Jang Dong-yoon portray the lead roles. It aired on SBS TV from September 5, to September 27, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 21:50 (KST).