December 3, 2021, Netflix released the second half of the last season of the Spanish series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel).
Fans were greeted with a video two days before the series premiered, showing Park Hae-soo, who has been cast as Berlin in the Korean remake of Money Heist.
Berlin, is one of the pivotal characters in the Spanish series.
Brother and right-hand mastermind to the Professor (Álvaro Morte), Berlin’s planning, authoritative attitude and the span of his character was nothing less stellar than the show itself.
Despite the fact that the Korean adaptation's casting was announced in March 2021, the video uploaded on YouTube on December 2 made headlines
In this new Korean Money Heist, it includes changed in storyline setting, while its main characters will stay the same.
Details of the this Korean remake of Money Heist it include changes in storyline setting. While the main characters will remain the same, there will be some small changes. Fans of the original crime series will get a unique and fresh and creative take on the plot, with a Korean twist.
The 12-episode TV series will be directed by Kim Hong-sun.
Kim Hong Sun is South Korean Director and Screenwriter. In 2012, he won the "New Best Director" award in the 33rd Blue Dragon Film Awards on the film "Traffickers".
"It is an honour for me to participate in such a wonderful series and above all to make Berlin an amazing character. I’m sure the rest of the cast of the Korean version feels the same way as I do,” Park said.
Hae-Soo, who plays Cho Sang-woo in the hit dystopian drama series, will play Berlin, one of the main characters in the Spanish heist drama.
The spin-off will be scheduled for 2023.
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