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| 2 | ''La Mante'', (French: ''The Mantis'') is a French thriller miniseries, that debuted on Netflix on December 30th, 2017 after airing on [=TF1=] during September 2017. |
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| 4 | In Paris, 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 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. |
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| 6 | !!This series provides examples of: |
| 7 | * AssholeVictim: Early in the series, it's stated that the victims of "The Mantis" were all assholes fathers, either violent, incestuous or just abandoned their family. |
| 8 | * JackTheRipoff: A serial killer starts a killing spree using the exact same methods as a known serial killer. |
| 9 | * ParentalIncest: It's revealed in the final episode that [[spoiler:Jeanne's father had raped her when she was a child, and said rape was one of the major reasons why she became "The Mantis."]] |
| 10 | * RedBaron: Jeanne Debber, who is known as "The Praying Mantis" or sometimes, just "The Mantis." |
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