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This article is about Part 1 of the Spanish show. For Season 1 of the Korean show, see Season 1 .
Part 1
Premiere date
December 20, 2017
Finale date
December 20, 2017
Part 1 (also referred to as the first part of season 1) of Netflix's Money Heist
Synopsis [ ] Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.
Plot [ ] Part 1 begins with the aftermath of a failed bank robbery by a woman named "Tokyo ", as a man named the "Professor " saves her from being caught by the police and proposes to her a heist of drastic proportions. After a brief outline of the planned heist, the story jumps to the beginning of a multi-day assault on the Royal Mint of Spain in Madrid. The eight robbers are code-named after cities: Tokyo, Moscow , Berlin , Nairobi , Rio , Denver , Helsinki and Oslo .
Dressed in red jumpsuits with a mask of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, the group of robbers take 67 hostages as part of their plan to print and escape with €2.4 billion through a self-built escape tunnel. The Professor heads the heist from an external location. Flashbacks throughout the series show the five months of preparation in an abandoned hunting estate in the Toledo countryside; the robbers are not to share personal information nor engage in personal relationships, and the assault shall be without bloodshed.
Cast [ ] Main Cast [ ] Recurring [ ] Episodes [ ]
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Episode 1
Álex Pina & Esther Martínez Lobato
Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x01
The Professor recruits a young female robber and seven other criminals for a grand heist, targeting the Royal Mint of Spain.
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Episode 2
Álex Pina & Esther Martínez Lobato
Jesús Colmenar & Miguel Ángel Vivas
December 20, 2017
1x02
Hostage negotiator Raquel makes initial contact with the Professor. One of the hostages is a crucial part of the thieves' plans.
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Episode 3
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , Javier Gómez Santander , Fernando Sancristóbal , Pablo Roa & David Barrocal
Miguel Ángel Vivas
December 20, 2017
1x03
Police grab an image of the face of one of the robbers. Raquel is suspicious of the gentleman she meets at a bar.
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Episode 4
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Álex Rodrigo
December 20, 2017
1x04
Raquel suffers a personal crisis with her ex. The hostages are frightened by the gunshots they overheard. The thieves argue among themselves.
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Episode 5
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa , Fernando Sancristóbal
Alejandro Bazzano
December 20, 2017
1x05
The thieves let a medical team enter the Mint, and an undercover policeman sneaks in with them. Can the Professor stay one step ahead of Raquel?
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Episode 6
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Alejandro Bazzano Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x06
Mónica's condition worsens. The Professor enjoys the spoils of his latest trick. Río is disturbed by news he sees on the television.
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Episode 7
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x07
A break in the investigation and a mistake by one of the thieves puts the Professor at serious risk of being discovered.
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Episode 8
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Miguel Ángel Vivas
December 20, 2017
1x08
Tokyo catches Alison chatting with Río and confronts her. The police suspect a spy is in their midst.
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Episode 9
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Miguel Ángel Vivas Álex Rodrigo
December 20, 2017
1x09
The Professor races to stop a witness from identifying him. Berlín seeks revenge once his own name is revealed and slandered in the press.
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Episode 10
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x10
Raquel enters the Mint to ascertain that all of the hostages are still alive and well. Nairobi gives Alison advice.
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Episode 11
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Alejandro Bazzano
December 20, 2017
1x11
Ángel and Raquel question each other's loyalties. Mónica makes a move on Denver. Río is faced with a difficult decision.
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Episode 12
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Alejandro Bazzano Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x12
Arturo continues to formulate an escape plan for a group of hostages. The Professor reveals who gave him the idea for the heist.
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Episode 13
Álex Pina , Esther Martínez Lobato , David Barrocal , Javier Gómez Santander , Pablo Roa & Fernando Sancristóbal
Jesús Colmenar
December 20, 2017
1x13
The Professor meets Raquel's mother under stressful circumstances. At the Mint, the thieves offer the hostages a decision: money or freedom?
Media [ ] Video [ ]
Money Heist - Part 1 Official Trailer Netflix
