The thrillers in South Korea have always been doing well on Netflix. I mean, don't look away from the sustainable popularity of "Game of squid", a hit global sensation that now receives treatment for adaptation in Hollywood. Not every show in South Korea can achieve levels of "squid game" popularity, but some genre records have made a mark, such as Kim Seong-Ye crime film "Bogota: The city of the lost", which topped Netflix's charts in February. Now, there is a brand new show for serial killers who steadily making waves on the streaming platform: the current "Queen Mantis" on Byun Young-Joo, which melts the standard trillers for trophy with slow police procedural format.

It is worth noting that the "Queen Mantis" is based on another A series of Netflix, namely the French thriller "Le Mante", where a serial killer called "Mantis" becomes the subject of a mystery to a frightening (filled with complex family trauma). While La Mante executes some valuable ideas, it is also problematic in the treatment of gender identity, which adversely affects some of the intrigue it cooks during mini. Since the episodes of "Queen Mantis" continue to roll, we can hope that this adaptation will eventually take a more tactful and tinted approach to the topic.

So what is the "Queen Mantis" for? Police detective Ja-Jol (Yang Dong-Jun) desperately wants to escape the past, but the truth about his mother's identity is returning to haunt him. His mother, Jung Chi-Shin (goes Hyun-Jung), is the infamous mantis, which is currently serving time for five horrible killings. The problem begins to prepare after the killer imitates Mantand's Modus Operandi, forcing him to appear in his mother to catch the culprit. What follows is a tense, anxiety game of cats and mice, making Queen Mantis a mandatory viewing for a crime thriller.

Spoilers Follow the "Queen Mantis".

Authorities writing down the expertise of a serial killer to catch another serial killer is not a new concept in the crime thriller genre. German thriller of Fritz Lang's German Mystery "M" pulls this to a great effectWhere criminal organizations come together to catch an elusive killer for children after police failed to do so. There is also the "Silence of the Lambs" of Athonatan Demme, where the police officer of the rookie Claris Starling (Foster) is forced to play a twisted Quid Pro Quo game with the frightening Hannibal Lesseter (Anthony Hopkins) to hunt. "Queen Mantis" adds intriguing layers to this tropy by establishing a family link between the negotiating parties, and the weaknesses of the Joole are doubled near his mother.

Attempts by the co-yol to find the Copit inevitably lead to confrontation with the past, as it needs to dig deep into its trauma so that it can understand the mentality of the copy. This also means allowing his infamous mother to approach his farthest feelings, which include deep resentment and suppressed longing for the maternal eccycle. There are also layers of Yi-Shin's motivations, as she only targeted male sex predators during the murder, hinting at the fact that there is more about her condition than responding to the eye. However, this does not mean that Yi-Shin is incapable of manipulation-in fact, her relaxed existence in her prison cell proves that she has smartly negotiated concessions over the years.

As you may have already guessed, the "Queen Mantis" sports dark prevails, which go hand in hand with the darkness of the genre (along with the psychological mutilation that promises to deliver them). That said, a format of eight episodes can give a fun and fast crime thriller if the current intensity is dropped and endured.

"Queen Mantis" is currently moving to Netflix.