La Mante
Created by Alice Chegaray-Breugnot, Nicolas Jean, Grégoire Demaison
On TF1
A tense psychological thriller built on the fraught collaboration between a serial killer and her estranged son, exploring trauma, complicity, and the weight of inherited darkness.
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.
Essence
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Like La Mante
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as La Mante
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like La Mante, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like La Mante, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like La Mante, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
