The highly anticipated Korean adaptation of the hit Spanish show, Money Heist has finally revealed its official title alongside a special teaser. We break it down including all the other details you need to know about the remake
Netflix’s Spanish-crime series, Money Heist or as it's locally known, La Casa de Papel was a massive hit on the streaming platform. It became Netflix’s most-watched non-English series that spun five seasons which recently just wrapped up. A total of 65 million households watched the series and subsequently garnered a cult-following as seen in the Netflix special, Money Heist: The Phenomenon.
It doesn’t come as a surprise that the global hit show will be getting a Korean remake, given the popularity of Korean dramas as well as its brilliant portfolio of other well-made remakes such as Cold Eyes and Heart Blackened.
With a release date sometime in 2022, Netflix has just revealed the remake’s title and a special teaser that provides a sneak peek of the Korean crew’s symbolic mask. Read below to find out everything you need to know about the Korean adaptation.
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1. The title
Netflix confirms that the Korean adaptation will be titled Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area. It’s a mouthful but the title hints at how the plot may take place.
It will follow the Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) and his talented crew of top-class thieves as they attempt to pull off an unprecedented heist and stage a hostage situation in the Korean peninsula, which is somewhat loyal to the original series.
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