SEOUL, Korea—Since the announcement of its upcoming arrival on Netflix, the world has excitedly awaited the Korean adaptation of one of the most recognizable title ever to emerge from the streaming service, La Casa De Papel.
Now, with the release coming sooner and sooner, the entertainment platform has teased us with a quick peek of Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area, bringing new hype to the final visuals.
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area narrates a genius strategist and his talented crew of top-class thieves, attempting to pull off an unprecedented heist in the Korean Peninsula. The story unravels unexpected twists and turns as the crew stage a hostage while facing inexplicable challenges. All eyes are focused on the background and definition behind the title Joint Economic Area.
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The special teaser illustrates the Professor, portrayed by actor-screenwriter-director Yoo Ji-tae, in front of a wall filled with unique masks, including traditional Korean and the iconic Salvador Dali mask hailing and representative of the original Spanish series.
Along with Seon Woojin, Team leader of the Crisis Negotiation team performed by Kim Yunjin, the eight heist members along with their city-name aliases were also re-introduced, from Berlin (Park Hae-soo); Tokyo (Jun Jong-seo); Moscow (Lee Won-jong); Denver (Kim Ji-hun); Nairobi (Jang Yoon-ju); Rio (Lee Hyun-woo); Helsinki (Kim Ji-hoon); down to Oslo (Lee Kyu-ho).
As the world anticipated, the special teaser piques curiosity and hype about how the global hit series La Casa de Papel will take its final form into the Korean lens. Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area will be released in 2022, only on Netflix.
Watch the special teaser here: