7.052 minSeason 1 • Episode 6
LatestWith the clock ticking and his family in danger, Damien weighs an offer from the killer. A rescue mission takes an unexpected turn.
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.
Acting
Carole Bouquet's ice-cold charisma dominates every frame
Writing
Twisted mother-son dialogue that'll make you call your therapist
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Carole Bouquet modeled Jeanne's physicality on real female serial killers, keeping her movements deliberately contained to suggest volcanic control.
The mantis insect imagery extends to set design—female mantises decapitate mates, and every scene between Jeanne and Damien uses spatial dominance to suggest who's predator, who's prey.
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