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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (Korean: 종이의 집: 공동경제구역; RR: Jongieui Jib: Gongdongkyungjeguyeok) is a South Korean survival drama television series directed by Kim Hong Seon. It is based on the Spanish heist crime drama La Casa De Papel (Money Heist).[1]
The first 6 episodes were released on June 24, 2022 on Netflix, while remaining 6 episodes were released on December 9, 2022.
Synopsis[]
The series, both a remake and spin-off/continuation of the Spanish TV drama, follows the storyline and characters of the original. "The Professor" (Yoo Ji Tae), a strategist criminal mastermind, plans to pull off a heist in the reunified Korean Peninsula inspired by those in Spain. The operation involves strategists and desperados with different characteristics and abilities, who have to face unusual situations.
Cast[]
- Yoo Ji Tae as The Professor
- Park Hae Soo as Berlin
- Jeon Jong Seo as Tokyo
- Lee Won Jong as Moscow
- Park Myung Hoon as Jo Yeong Min
- Kim Yoon Jin as Seon Woo Jin
- Kim Ji Hoon as Denver
- Jang Yoon Ju as Nairobi
- Lee Hyun Woo as Rio
- Kim Ji Hoon as Helsinki
- Lee Gyu Ho as Oslo
- Kim Sung Oh as Cha Mu Hyeok
- Lee Joo Bin as Yun Mi Seon
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Development[]
In June 2020, it was reported that BH Entertainment was planning for a remake of Money Heist co-producing it with Zium Content. They were in talks with Netflix, and it was in the development stage. On December 1, it was reported that a Korean remake of the series has been confirmed by Netflix with Kim Hong-sun as director and Ryu Yong-jae as script writer. BH Entertainment will be in charge of production, with the series having 12 episodes.
Casting[]
On March 31, the casting line-up was confirmed by Netflix. After finalising the cast, the story and characters were formulated. The focus was to keep the narrative of the original and the attributes of the characters alive. Lim Ji-yeon joined the cast in April 2021. Lee Hyun-woo replaced Park Jung-woo due to date conflicts with the series Fly High Butterfly. The Korean cast was compared by drawing the similarities and differences among the original and the adaptation.
Filming[]
Filming was suspended on July 7, 2021 to accommodate guidelines intended to limit the spread of COVID-19.
On January 17, 2022, Netflix revealed the English title of the series: Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area.
On April 29, 2022, it was announced that Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area would be released on June 24, 2022.
On May 20, 2022, the official teaser was released.
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