''La Mante'' () is a French
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, that debuted on
Netflix
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on 30 December 2017 after airing on
TF1
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during September 2017. It was released on Netflix France on 13 October 2017.
Premise
In
Paris
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, police search for a psychopath whose murders are inspired by Jeanne Deber, known as "The Mantis," a famous serial killer who terrorised the country 25 years ago. Jeanne Deber offers her expertise to the police in order to help hunt down the copycat. Placed in solitary confinement since her arrest, "The Mantis" has one condition: to deal only with Detective Damien Carrot, her estranged son. Damien has no choice, for a serial killer is on the loose and could strike anytime, anywhere in Paris.
Cast
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Carole Bouquet
Carole Bouquet (born 18 August 1957) is a French actress who has appeared in more than 60 films since 1977. In 1990, she was awarded the César Award for Best Actress for her role in ''Too Beautiful for You''. She was the face of Chanel No. 5 f ...
as Jeanne Deber / The Mantis
*
Fred Testot
Frédéric Giacomo Testo (, ; born 20 February 1977), known as Fred Testot (), is a French actor, comedian and filmmaker. Since rising to prominence in the 2000s as he collaborated extensively with Omar Sy on the '' Service après-vente des émis ...
as Damien Carrot
*
Jaques Weber as Charles Carrot
* Pascal Demolon as Dominique Feracci
* Manon Azem as Lucie Carrot
*
Serge Riaboukine
Serge Riaboukine (born 29 December 1957) is a French actor.
Theatre
Filmography
References
External links
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1957 births
Living people
French male film actors
French male television actors
French pe ...
as Crozet
*
Robinson Stevenin as Alex Crozet
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Fredérique Bel as Virginie Delorme
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Elodie Navarre as Szofia Kovacs
* Adama Niane as Stern
* Yannick Samot as Bertrand
*
Steve Tran
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as Achille
* Julien Tortora as Gallieni
References
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French-language Netflix original programming
Serial killers in television
2010s French television miniseries
2017 French television series debuts
2017 French television series endings