Cult Netflix drama Money Heist is back with a heart-pounding Korean twist. Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, the Korean remake of the Spanish smash hit, opens with the most iconic of the country’s exports—none other than global phenomenon BTS.Don’t look back, because we found our destiny”—the lyrics from the BTS song “DNA” play in the opening scene, with the show’s Tokyo character dancing to it on the steps of North Korea’s Kim Il-sung University. It’s part of the intriguing preamble to a perfect storm that will “go down in history as a revolutionary crime.The new Netflix K-drama sees a grand heist unfold inside a Korean mint at a historic time set against the backdrop of a soon-to-be-reunified Korean peninsula of the future.Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Season 1 Download.
The Spanish series might have left some huge shoes to fill, but the spin-off marks its own territory with plenty of colorful Korean flair, with the show’s greatest weapon being its unique blend of punchy characters seasoned with local touches.The show boasts a star-studded cast, including Park Hae-soo (the Screen Actors Guild award-nominee who shot to international fame in Squid Game) plays Berlin in the latest series and Yoo Ji-tae (the actor from the famed Korean noir action drama Oldboy) as the Professor, the mysterious mastermind behind the heist who communicates with the team from outside the mint.A heavy North Korean accent adds yet another loaded feel to the commanding force that is Berlin, the team’s leader inside the mint, whose dark shadow-like presence will keep viewers at the edge of their seats as other heist members risk their lives to stick to the Professor’s meticulous plan.From dramatic standoffs (between the heist team and police, as well as among the thieves and hostages) and explosive shootouts.