TV - Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area

"Trust the professor. Choose your city name. Don your masks. It’s time." Netflix has confirmed a Korean adaptation of the hit Spanish thriller series La Casa de Papel. Watch the announcement teaser...

Press Release

Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.

Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Kim Hwan-chae and Choe Sung-jun and directed by Kim Hong-sun, Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area portrays unexpected twists and turns with all eyes focused on the background and definition behind the title Joint Economic Area.

The special teaser shows the Professor – performed by Yoo Ji-tae – in front of a wall filled with unique masks, including traditional Korean and the iconic Salvador Dali mask from the original Spanish series. As he reaches out to choose the symbolic mask for the heist, the scene changes, hiding the Professor’s final choice from the viewers.

Along with Seon Woojin – Team leader of the Crisis Negotiation team performed by Kim Yunjin – the eight heist members, along with their city-name, alias are introduced: 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); and Oslo (Lee Kyu-ho).

The special teaser "ignites curiosity and hype" about how the global hit series La Casa de Papel will translate into the Korean context.



Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area will be released in 2022, only on Netflix.

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