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Mentalist AI Trend: Put Your Face on Patrick Jane in the Black-and-White Montage

Your face, his three-piece suit and his smirk: eleven quick black-and-white shots, from a knowing look across a table to a wave from a camper van and a big, warm smile. One photo, the trend's own montage, with its music.

The Mentalist AI trend's template clipTrend clip
  • 1 photo you add
  • 10 s clip with sound
  • 9:16 for TikTok, Reels, Shorts
  • No watermark

No prompt to write: Add your photo and tap once

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The Mentalist AI trend puts your face on Patrick Jane, the smiling consultant from the TV series The Mentalist, in a black-and-white montage of his scenes: a sly look, a pointed finger, a wave from a camper van door and a big smile. You need one photo, and the video keeps the montage's cuts and music.

Also called Patrick Jane character replace filter · Filtre Mentalist · Mantalist filter

Example

What the Mentalist AI video looks like

The example is the trend's template clip, real footage from the TV series, so you can see what your video copies. It is not a MakeViral result. Your video is made by AI from your photo: the actor and the show's footage are not in it.

The trend's template clip, 10 s

The trend's template clip: black-and-white scenes from the CBS series The Mentalist (Warner Bros. Television), the montage your video copies. Your version keeps the shots and the music and puts your face in his place. Shown: the square clip in a vertical frame.

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Step by step

How to make the Mentalist AI video on MakeViral

Everything runs in the browser. No editing app, no prompt to write, no watermark.

  1. Add your photo

    Press "Create your own" and add you, face clear. Take it with the camera or pick it from your library.

  2. Press Generate

    The button shows the price. Seedance 2.5 puts your photos into the Mentalist AI trend clip and copies it shot by shot for 10 seconds, with the reel's original song. You write no prompt.

  3. Download or share

    The video is ready in up to several minutes as a 9:16 MP4. Download it, share it from your phone, or find it later in My videos.

Which photo works best?

You need one sharp photo of your face.

  • Face the camera, in good light, from the chest up. The video has two big close-ups (the sly look and the wide smile), so a sharp face matters most.
  • No sunglasses, no cap and no beauty filter. Your hair comes from the photo; the open-collar shirt, the waistcoat and the dark suit come from the clip.
  • Color does not matter: the whole video is black and white.
  • One person per photo. Men and women both work: the video follows the person in your photo, and the viral CapCut clip starred a woman.
  • Use your own photo or one of an adult friend who said yes. Never a celebrity, a stranger or a child, and not a photo of the actor.

A photo with a small, confident smile gives the best smirk.

Where did the Mentalist AI trend start?

Patrick Jane edits were already big on TikTok in 2026: one by @tekno_edit_ on 28 June passed 11.1 million views, and #patrickjaneai and #patrickjanetrend were both created on 31 July. The mentalist trend became a one-photo AI template on 28 September 2026, when @ndule_24 posted a clip of the CapCut "Mentalist filter" that put another face in his scenes. It passed 5.7 million views and 666,000 likes. Tutorials for the Patrick Jane filter followed the next day (556,800 and 485,900 views), and on 2 October a clip that called it a "Patrick Jane character-replace AI filter" reached 757,700 views.

From 16 October, creators on the Higgsfield AI video site remade a black-and-white montage of the character with their own faces, the version this page copies. By 28 October, #patrickjane held 348,837 TikTok videos and 15.6 billion views, and #thementalist 14.6 billion.

  1. @tekno_edit_ posts a Patrick Jane edit of the series; it passes 11.1 million views. TikTok

  2. The #mentalisttrend hashtag starts, a day after #patrickjaneai and #patrickjanetrend; by 28 October it holds 361 videos and 5.8 million views.

  3. @ndule_24 posts a clip of the CapCut "Mentalist filter" template that swaps a new face into Patrick Jane's scenes; it passes 5.7 million views. TikTok

  4. Tutorials show the one-photo Mentalist template; the biggest gets 556,800 views. TikTok

  5. A clip that calls it the "Patrick Jane character-replace AI filter" reaches 757,700 views. TikTok

  6. Creators on Higgsfield start to remake the black-and-white Patrick Jane montage with their own faces.

Copy and paste

The Mentalist AI prompts

You do not need these: the one-tap flow runs them for you, together with the trend clip. [Image 1] and [Image 2] are your two photos, and [Video 1] is the trend clip the video copies.

Mentalist

1 photo: you, face clearSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16152 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same black-and-white 2000s TV-drama look with soft grain, the same rooms and places, the same camera angles, cuts, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the man with wavy, swept-back hair in the dark three-piece suit, who is in every shot, is now the person in [Image 1]. The man in the suit = the person in [Image 1], in EVERY shot: copy the exact face from [Image 1] - face shape, eye color and eye shape, eyebrows, nose, mouth, skin tone, age, hair color, hair length and hairstyle, and any beard, moustache, glasses or freckles exactly as in the photo. The same real person from the first frame to the last, so their friends recognize them at once, also in the quick cuts, in the head turns and while they smile wide with the teeth showing. Never morph, never drift back to the original man's face: NO wavy swept-back fair hair, NO stubble and NO deep smile lines unless [Image 1] shows them, and the age of [Image 1]. They wear the open-collar shirt, the dark waistcoat and the dark suit jacket from [Video 1], never the clothes from [Image 1]. Black and white throughout: the face and the hair from [Image 1] in black and white, in the same light and shadow as [Video 1]. If [Image 1] shows an animal, that animal is in every shot in the same place, with its own face, fur and markings. THE SHOTS, at the same times as [Video 1]: 0.0-0.9 s: a dark wood-panelled room with a carved pillar: the person stands in the dark suit and looks across the room. 0.9-1.7 s: at a table with a bottle, in the striped shirt and the open waistcoat: they lean forward and talk with a knowing look, one hand raised. 1.7-3.4 s: a busy office with desks and a small decorated tree: they stand in the dark suit, then a closer shot as a woman passes in the foreground; they look past her with a calm stare. 3.4-4.3 s: a close-up: a small head tilt, a sly look and the start of a smirk. The face is large and sharp: exactly the face from [Image 1]. 4.3-5.0 s: they hold a cup of tea at the chest and smile. 5.0-5.8 s: seated in a grey jacket, they point a finger at someone off camera with a sly smirk. 5.8-6.6 s: outside on a lawn, in the waistcoat and the white shirt, they turn and look. 6.6-7.5 s: they lean out of the open door of a camper van and give a small wave. 7.5-8.4 s: a close-up in a doorway: a big, warm smile with the eyes squeezed shut. Exactly the face from [Image 1]. 8.4-9.1 s: outside at night by dark leaves, a glass in one hand, they gesture with the other hand and grin. 9.1-9.9 s: a dim room with wall lamps and tall glass jars: they stand in the dark suit and the waistcoat, fix the jacket and look at the camera. The woman in the office stays as in [Video 1] and never takes the face from [Image 1]. Anatomy rules: one head only, on the person's shoulders. Two hands with five fingers each. No color, no text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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Pet

1 photo: your pet, sharp and closeSeedance 2.510 s · 720p · 9:16152 credits
Video prompt

Recreate the reference video [Video 1] shot for shot: the same black-and-white 2000s TV-drama look with soft grain, the same rooms and places, the same camera angles, cuts, timing and moves. The ONLY change: the man with wavy, swept-back hair in the dark three-piece suit, who is in every shot, is now the pet in [Image 1]. The lead = the pet in [Image 1], in EVERY shot: the same species and breed, head shape, face, eyes, ears, muzzle, fur colors, fur length and markings as in [Image 1], with the natural body volume and proportions of that animal: never flattened, squashed, stretched or merged with anything, so its owner knows it at once, also in the quick cuts. Whether [Image 1] shows a dog, a cat or another animal, it stays that animal. It sits or stands upright like a person in the man's place, its head where his head is and as large in the frame, so the close-ups are big, sharp close-ups of the pet's face. Only the head, the face, the ears, the fur and the paws change: the pet wears the open-collar shirt, the dark waistcoat and the dark suit jacket from [Video 1], sized to its own body. NO human face, NO human skin, NO human hair, NO stubble and NO human hands: its own furry face and front paws. Black and white throughout, in the same light and shadow as [Video 1]. THE SHOTS, at the same times as [Video 1]: 0.0-0.9 s: a dark wood-panelled room with a carved pillar: the pet stands upright in the dark suit and looks across the room. 0.9-1.7 s: at a table with a bottle, in the striped shirt and the open waistcoat: the pet leans forward with a knowing look, one front paw raised. 1.7-3.4 s: a busy office with desks and a small decorated tree: the pet stands in the dark suit, then a closer shot as a woman passes in the foreground; it looks past her with a calm stare. 3.4-4.3 s: a close-up: a small head tilt, half-closed eyes and a smug, knowing look. The face is large and sharp: exactly the pet from [Image 1]. 4.3-5.0 s: the pet holds a cup of tea between its front paws at the chest, pleased. 5.0-5.8 s: seated in a grey jacket, it points one front paw at someone off camera with a smug look. 5.8-6.6 s: outside on a lawn, in the waistcoat and the white shirt, it turns its head and looks. 6.6-7.5 s: it leans out of the open door of a camper van and gives a small wave with one front paw. 7.5-8.4 s: a close-up in a doorway: a big, happy face with the eyes squeezed shut. Exactly the pet from [Image 1]. 8.4-9.1 s: outside at night by dark leaves, it raises one front paw as if making a point, looking pleased. 9.1-9.9 s: a dim room with wall lamps and tall glass jars: it stands in the dark suit and the waistcoat, tugs the jacket with a paw and looks at the camera. The woman in the office stays as in [Video 1] and never turns into the pet. Anatomy rules: one head only, on the pet's own shoulders, one muzzle, natural teeth and tongue. Animal front paws, never human hands. No extra animals. No color, no text, no captions, no logos, no watermark.

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How many credits does it cost?

You pay per video in credits, and the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. The one-tap price covers the video, made in one step from your photos and the trend clip, charged once. One video is 152 credits, so the smallest one-time pack that covers it is $39.99 for 450 credits, with no subscription. The cheaper models are there if you run the prompts by hand in AI Video.

Video modelSettingsCredits
Seedance 2.5 (this template)10 s, 720p, copies the trend clip, one tap152

One-time packs and plans are on the pricing page. A failed video gives its credits back.

What happens in the Mentalist AI video, shot by shot?

The video copies the trend's black-and-white montage shot for shot, and your face replaces Patrick Jane's in every shot.

TimeShot
0-0.9 sYou stand in a dark, wood-panelled room in the dark suit and look across the room.
0.9-1.7 sAt a table, in the striped shirt and the open waistcoat, you lean in and talk with a knowing look.
1.7-3.4 sA busy office: you stand calmly as a woman passes in front of you.
3.4-4.3 sA close-up: a small head tilt, a sly look and the start of the Patrick Jane smirk.
4.3-5.8 sA cup of tea and a smile, then you point a finger at someone with a smirk.
5.8-7.5 sOn a lawn in the waistcoat, then you lean out of a camper van door and wave.
7.5-8.4 sA close-up: the big, warm smile with the eyes squeezed shut.
8.4-9.9 sOutside at night with a glass in your hand, then a dim room where you fix your jacket and look at the camera.

It is a mentalist ai edit in the style of the classic Patrick Jane edit and the mentalist edit TikTok users post: quick cuts, a moody look and a smile at the end.

How does it work, and what does it cost?

Press "Create your own", add your photo and press Generate. You write no prompt. Want your cat or dog in the suit instead? Pick the Pet version and upload a photo of your pet.

Mentalist AI
The clipThe trend's black-and-white Patrick Jane montage
What you wearThe open-collar shirt, the waistcoat and the dark suit of the clip
Length10 s
FrameSquare like the trend clip, 720p, black and white
SoundThe clip's own music, which you can turn off on the result screen
PriceShown on the Generate button

Top-quality AI video models, including Seedance 2.5, redraw the clip itself with your face and keep the places, the cuts, the camera and the timing. A run takes 5 to 15 minutes. The exact price shows on the Generate button before you spend anything, and if a video fails, the credits come back.

What goes wrong, and how do you fix it?

ProblemFix
Your face looks like the man in the clipUse a sharper, front-facing photo in good light, then run it again. A photo with wavy, swept-back hair and light stubble looks like him already: a clear, close photo helps.
Your face is less sharp in the quick cutsMost shots last under a second. The two close-ups (3.4 s and 7.5 s) show your face best.
The woman in the office gets your faceThe prompt keeps her as she is. Run it again.
Stubble shows upThe man in the clip has it. The prompt bans it unless your photo shows it; run it again if it comes back.
The clip is squareThe video keeps the square frame of the trend clip. TikTok and Reels show it with bars, or crop it when you post.
The video model refuses the photoSome photos get refused. The credits come back; try another photo.

Every run is a new take, so results differ from run to run.

How should you post your Mentalist AI edit?

Captions that fit the trend: "I'm not a psychic, I just pay attention", "Replace Patrick Jane with me", "POV: you already know what they did" or "Reading the room like". The clips that took off were short, in a moody look, with no text over the face.

Hashtags: #patrickjane (348,837 TikTok videos and 15.6 billion views on 28 October 2026), #thementalist and #mentalisttrend. Keep the platform's AI label on: the clip is AI-generated, and many comments under the viral clips asked who the person was.

More clips where you are the star of a TV scene: smirk as a vampire in the Damon Salvatore AI trend, make a mini series in AI Drama Short Film, or get a call from a masked killer in the Ghostface trend.

FAQ

Mentalist AI trend questions

What is the Mentalist AI trend?
It is a trend where AI puts your face on Patrick Jane, the consultant from the TV series The Mentalist (CBS, 2008 to 2015), in a montage of his scenes. The mentalist trend took off on TikTok on 28 September 2026 with a CapCut template, and a black-and-white version appeared on Higgsfield from 16 October. This page makes the black-and-white Mentalist AI video from one photo.
What is the Mentalist filter?
The Mentalist filter, also called the Patrick Jane filter, is the name TikTok gave the one-photo template: you add a photo and get his scenes with your face. It is not a live camera filter. The mentalist filter on this page works the same way in your browser, with the black-and-white montage. French captions call it the filtre Mentalist, also spelled Mantalist filter, and one viral post called it a Patrick Jane character replace filter.
How do I make a Patrick Jane AI video?
Add one sharp photo of your face, press Generate and wait 5 to 15 minutes. The Patrick Jane AI video comes back as a 10 second MP4 with the montage's music. A Patrick Jane AI edit like this needs no editing app.
Is there a Mentalist AI template or a CapCut Mentalist template?
The viral clips came from a closed CapCut Mentalist template and from Higgsfield's black-and-white template. This page is a Mentalist AI template too: an AI Mentalist template that needs one photo and no editing. You do not need a Mentalist template download or a Patrick Jane edit template.
What is the Mentalist AI prompt?
No creator shared a Mentalist AI prompt or a Patrick Jane AI prompt: the trend lives in closed one-photo templates. MakeViral uses its own Mentalist AI video prompt, which redraws the montage shot for shot with your face, so you write nothing.
Is it a Patrick Jane face swap AI?
It works like a Patrick Jane face swap AI, but more: a face swap pastes a face, while this redraws every shot with your face, your hair and your smile. That is why the smirk and the big smile look like you.
Is this a Mentalist edit?
Yes, a Mentalist edit made with AI. The Mentalist edit and the Patrick Jane edit are long-running TikTok formats (#thementalistedit has 49,965 videos and 3.2 billion views). This Mentalist edit AI version, the mentalist ai edit, stars you instead of the actor. The Mentalist AI edit is ready to post, no Mentalist edit template needed.
What is the Mentalist trend song?
The clips use different sounds: the CapCut wave used a creator's original sound, and some Mentalist edit TikTok posts use slowed hardtekk tracks. Your video gets the music of the template clip it copies, so the Mentalist edit song and the Patrick Jane edit song question is solved for you. You can turn the sound off on the result screen and add your own when you post.
Why is Patrick Jane trending again?
Is the Mentalist trending again? Yes. Patrick Jane edit TikTok clips passed 11.1 million views in June 2026, and the one-photo AI template made the Patrick Jane trend explode in late September: the first clip passed 5.7 million views. People like his smirk and his calm, knowing look, which is why Patrick Jane is trending in 2026.
Can I post it as a Mentalist trend TikTok?
Yes. Download the MP4 and post it to TikTok, Reels or Shorts with #patrickjane, #thementalist and #mentalisttrend. Keep the AI label on, and never post it as real footage of the show.
Does it work for women?
Yes. The video follows the person in your photo, so a woman gets the same suit, the same smirk and the same smile. The viral CapCut clip that started the mentalist trend starred a woman.
Can I make a Patrick Jane cat or dog video with my pet?
Yes. Pick the Pet version and add one sharp photo of your pet, with the face and ears in view. Your pet takes Patrick Jane's place in every shot of the same black-and-white montage, upright in his three-piece suit, with a smug look for the smirk and a happy face for the big smile. People search for a Patrick Jane cat meme; this one moves, stars your own pet and keeps the music. It is 10 seconds long, and the price shows on the Generate button.
Is the man in the example real?
Yes. The example is the trend's template clip, real footage from the series, shown so you can see what your video copies. Your video is made by AI from your photo, and the actor is not in it.
How long is the video, and does it cost credits?
The video is 10 seconds, square, black and white, at 720p, as an MP4 file with the montage's music. It costs credits: the create page shows the exact price on the Generate button before you spend anything. If a video fails, the credits come back.
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