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Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area (Korean: 종이의 집: 공동경제구역) is a Korean adaptation of Money Heist that is created by Kim Hong-sun, Ryu Yong-jae, Kim Hwan-chae, and Choe Sung-jun. It set on the Korean peninsula, and the shows’ creators will breathe new life into the familiar storyline.[2] It was announced in December 2020.[3]
The first season of the Korean adaptation will have 12 episodes. Each episode will have a runtime of 60 minutes.[4]
Seasons and Episodes[]
| Season | Part | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
| First aired | Network | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 6 | June 24, 2022 | Netflix | ||
| 2 | 6 | December 9, 2022 | Netflix | |||
Synopsis[]
The enigmatic Professor assembles a group of skilled thieves from the North and South to steal the freshly minted currency of a to-be unified Korea.
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area takes place as North and South Korea are on the verge of a peaceful reunification after nearly 80 years of division. As the nations prepare to print a brand-new unified currency, a heist is hatched. A genius strategist known as the Professor assembles a motley crew of top-tier thieves from north and south in an attempt to steal the new currency straight from the mint.
The Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) who approaches Tokyo (Jun Jong-seo) with a plan to steal 4 trillion won from the Korea Unified Mint. He assembles a top-class group of thieves to pull it off, but chaos ensues as hostages are taken and a joint task force led by South Korean negotiation specialist Seon Woojin (Kim Yunjin) and former North Korean special agent Cha Moohyuk (Kim Seung-o) is formed to stop them.[5]
Cast[]
Main[]
- Yoo Ji-tae as The Professor
- Kim Yunjin as Seon Woojin (Raquel Murillo)
- Park Hae-soo as Berlin
- Jun Jong-seo as Tokyo
- Lee Won-jong as Moscow
- Park Myung-hoon as Cho Youngmin (Arturo Román)
- Kim Sung-o as Cha Moohyuk (Ángel Rubio)
- Kim Ji-hun as Denver
- Jang Yoon-ju as Nairobi
- Lee Joobeen as Yun Misun (Mónica Gaztambide)
- Kim Ji-hoon as Helsinki
- Lee Kyu-ho as Oslo
- Lee Hyun-woo as Rio
- Lim Ji-yeon[6] as Seoul
- Lim Hyeong-guk[7] as Jeon Yong-su
- Lee Si-woo as Ann[8]
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References[]
- ↑ Netflix K-Drama Adaptation of ‘Money Heist’: Cast Announced & What We Know So Far
- ↑ NETFLIX ANNOUNCES THE CAST FOR THE KOREAN ADAPTATION OF ‘LA CASA DE PAPEL’
- ↑ Netflix Announces Korean Adaptation of MONEY HEIST (LA CASA DE PAPEL) in the Works
- ↑ Netflix K-Drama Adaptation of ‘Money Heist’: Cast Announced & What We Know So Far
- ↑ ‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ Gets Premiere Date, New Trailer As Franchise Expands
- ↑ Lim Ji-yeon, a character not in the original appeared in Korean 'House of Paper'
- ↑ Lim Hyung-guk, cast in 'House of Paper'..." A role not in the original
- ↑ Si-woo Lee, cast for Korean 'House of Paper'... Proof of 'trend rookie'