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‘Queen Mantis’ Episode 5 Premieres Sept. 19 on SBS With Same-Day Streaming

Producers say the new episode will finally explain Jung Yi Shin’s decades-old confession and her link to detective Choi Jung Ho.

Overview

  • The episode airs Friday at 9:50 p.m. KST on SBS and will stream the same day on Wavve and Netflix in select regions, with availability varying by territory.
  • Showrunners tease a reveal of why Jung Yi Shin confessed 23 years ago and why she directed that confession to Choi Jung Ho.
  • The crime thriller is a South Korean remake of France’s La Mante, led by Go Hyun-jung and Jang Dong-yoon as an estranged mother–son duo.
  • Recent installments have raised the stakes and deepened the investigation into a copycat killer without resolving the central mystery.
  • Episodes run about 70 minutes across an eight-episode Friday–Saturday schedule, with the finale slated for Sept. 27.