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Go Hyun-jung becomes a serial killer
SBS' new drama 'Praying Mantis', scheduled to air in 2025, follows the police son of a female serial killer nicknamed 'Praying Mantis' for brutally murdering five men 20 years ago to catch the culprit who copied 'Praying Mantis' crimes. It is a crime thriller about a cooperative investigation with a mother whom one has hated for one's entire life. ‘Warting Mantis’ is a remake of the French drama of the same name.
On the 23rd, the two main characters who will lead ‘Mantis’ were revealed. Actors Go Hyun-jung (played by Jeong I-sin) and Jang Dong-yoon (played by Cha Soo-yeol) raise expectations just by hearing their names. First, Go Hyun-jung appears in the play as a serial killer who brutally murdered five men 20 years ago. Go Hyun-jung is expected to capture the hearts of viewers by showing the essence of a high-density crime thriller with her unique aura and meticulous acting skills.
Jang Dong-yoon plays the son of a mantis and a police officer who jumps in to solve the mantis copycat murder case. Jang Dong-yoon's unique transformation, which shows impressive acting in each work, is attracting attention. Above all, we are looking forward to the passionate acting and collaboration between the two actors in the unconventional subject of a cooperative investigation between a serial killer mother and a police officer's son.
With Go Hyun-jung and Jang Dong-yoon appearing, there is another reason why you can't miss 'Warting Mantis'. It is truly a meeting of production staff so powerful that they are called the ‘Dream Team’. Director Byun Young-joo, who has proven his sensuous directing skills through films such as 'Secret Love', 'Ballet School', and 'Hwacha', takes the lead in 'Praying Mantis'. In addition, writer Lee Young-jong, who wrote screenplays such as 'Black House', 'Shadow Murder', 'The Cold', and 'Spring in Seoul', which attracted 13.12 million viewers, and was in charge of the adaptations of 'Crime City 2' and 'Hunt', is writing 'Warting Mantis'. Writes the script.
‘Praying Mantis’ is scheduled to air on SBS in 2025.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr
