Netflix’sMoney Heist, akaLa Casa De Papel, has been one of the streamer’s most popular series since its launch. As the cast gets ready to bid farewell to the show, Netflix delivered some good news for fans during an event held in Madrid on Tuesday. A spinoff series titledBerlinhas been announced for a fan-favorite character with the same name on the series, who was portrayed by Pedro Alonso.
The event hosted byNetflixin Madrid was attended by more than 5,000fans ofMoney Heist, and the entire cast of the series was present for a Q&A session. It was revealed that the heist universe introduced in the hit Spanish drama series will be carried forward inBerlin, which is set to launch on the streamer in 2023.
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The news was also posted by Netflix on its official Twitter account, but details of the spinoff series have not been revealed yet. At this point, it is only known at this point that Alonso will be returning to reprise the popular role. However, whether the story will be a continuation or work as a prequel is unclear at this point.
It would be interesting to see how Netflix will work an entire series around one character. While Berlin was among the most popular names in the series, and definitely one of the most entertaining ones, he was also quite obnoxious. Viewers found many reasons to be upset with his actions, but it seems like they couldn’t get enough of him regardless, asnews of the Netflix spinoffhas been welcomed wholeheartedly.
The news comes just in time, asMoney Heistwill be ending soon. The final part of the series’ fifth season arrives on December 3, and fans have been waiting to see how the story arc will be wrapped up. The series is one of the most in-demand shows across the world. Even though it was originally shot in Spanish, it has been dubbed in several languages and also has the option of subtitles.
At one point,Money Heistwas the most-watched non-English language series on Netflix, beforeSquid Gametook over that title. The two series now have something in common, too. The streamer is working on a Korean adaptation ofMoney HeistandSquid Gamestar Park Hae-soo, who played Cho Sang-woo in the Korean dystopian drama, has been cast to play the role of Berlin.
Berlinwill premiere on Netflix in 2023.
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