SBS unveils the first trailer for its next series, Queen Mantisstarring Go Hyun-jung as a serial killer and Jang Dong-yoon as her son, a detective who is forced to team up with his mother to catch a copycat who replicates her murders.
A mother-son duo leads the investigation
Go Hyun-jung plays the role of Jung Yi-shin, a serial killer infamous for murdering 5 men 20 years earlier. Nicknamed "The Mantis", she has since languished behind bars, condemned to death. But when new murders with her macabre signature appear, the police have no choice but to call her in. Joining her : Cha Soo-yeol (Jang Dong-yoon), his own son turned detective, who has never forgiven his mother's crimes.
Discover the translation of the trailer below:
0:00 It's hot...
0:04 So-yi, who killed five.
0:08 All the pieces clinging to its trunk would have had to be detached one by one.
0:10 Head last.
0:14 She must have seen her whole body cut up.
0:16 All the way.
0:20 Unit manager, this...
0:23 You are...
0:25 A butcher who loves the smell.
0:27 A desert demon.
0:31 It's just a monster.
0:34[Music]
The drama will start on September 5 at 9:50pm (KST) on SBS. No confirmation has yet been given of its international release on OTT platforms, but no doubt anticipation is already high among fans of psychological thrillers.
