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La Mante: Season 1

6 episodes Premiered Sep 4, 2017 Updated Oct 15, 2026

Role: Television and film archivist. Task: Create a JSON object for "La Mante" Season 1. Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (though the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only. Content: overview: Factual summary of the narrative arc. primer: 4

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Role: Television and film archivist.
Task: Create a JSON object for "La Mante" Season 1.
Keys: overview (160-220 words), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown/asterisks/headings/bullets in the prose (though the primer is an array). Output valid JSON only.
Content:
overview: Factual summary of the narrative arc.
primer: 4 concise bullet points on lore, character positions, and stakes.
Title: La Mante (translates to "The Mantis").
Format: French thriller miniseries.
Release: Debuted on Netflix 30 December 2017; aired on TF1 in September 2017.
Episodes: 6 episodes of 52 minutes.
Main Character: Jeanne Deber, known as "La Mante", a famous serial murderer who terrorized France more than 20 years ago.
Plot: Jeanne Deber is forced by the police to come out of isolation to track down a copycat murderer.
Condition: She agrees to collaborate only if her son, Damien Carrot, works by her side.
Damien Carrot: Her son, who became a cop because of the crime.
Drafting Overview:
Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial murderer known as La Mante, terrorized France more than twenty years ago. Following her capture, she lived in isolation. The narrative of this French thriller miniseries begins when the police force her to come out of isolation to assist in tracking down a new series of copycat murders. Jeanne Deber agrees to collaborate with the authorities on one specific condition: she will only work with one interlocutor. That person is her son, Damien Carrot. Damien Carrot is a police officer who chose to enter the profession because of the crimes committed by his mother. This six-episode series follows the investigation as the mother and son work together to solve the string of murders. The production, which debuted on TF1 in September 2017 and later on Netflix, explores the complex dynamic between the former killer and the officer attempting to stop a criminal imitating her past actions. (Word count check: ~155 words. Need to expand slightly to hit 160-220 range).
Expanding Overview:
Jeanne Deber, a notorious serial murderer known as La Mante, terrorized France more than twenty years ago. Following her capture, she lived in isolation. The narrative of this French thriller miniseries begins

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Episode 1

Sep 4, 2017 · 52 min

Faced with a series of grisly unsolved murders, a police commissioner turns to imprisoned serial killer Jeanne Deber and her estranged son for help.

S1·E2 Core

Episode 2

Sep 4, 2017 · 52 min

As a furious Damien tries to figure out what his mother is up to, a clue found on Séverin's computer leads the team to the next potential victim.

S1·E3 Core

Episode 3

Sep 11, 2017 · 52 min

Damien uncovers a secret that sends him racing back to his childhood home. Unable to shake her suspicions, Lucie digs into her husband's past.

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Episode 4

Sep 11, 2017 · 52 min

The Mantis makes her next move, Achille finds a crucial clue linking the victims, and Damien pays a visit to his mother's psychiatrist.

S1·E5 Mytharc

Episode 5

Sep 18, 2017 · 52 min

When Jeanne receives a live video stream of the next victim, the team scrambles to stop a murder. New clues to the killer's identity emerge.

S1·E6 Mytharc

Episode 6

Sep 18, 2017 · 52 min

With the clock ticking and his family in danger, Damien weighs an offer from the killer. A rescue mission takes an unexpected turn.

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