The Mantis: Original Sin (Korean: 사마귀) is an upcoming South Korean mystery-thriller-police procedural television series written by Lee Young-jong and directed by Byun Young-joo based on the 2017 TF1 series La Mante.
It is developed by Studio S and produced by Mega Monster and Merry Christmas [ko] for SBS TV.
On November 14, 2023, the production companies announced that the lead role for the series was offered to Go Hyun-jung.
[5] Ji Chang-wook was offered the role of Cha Soo-yeol but declined due to scheduling conflict.
[7] Kim Bo-ra previously portrayed the role of Ha Seol in the 2024 MBC TV Friday-Saturday drama Black Out, which was the debut television work of director Byun Young-joo.