‘Money Heist: Korea’ Teaser Reveals Netflix’s Remake of the Crime Series Sensation (Video)
thewrap.comtrailer traces the origins of the Joint Economic Area, a fictionalized mint located where present-day North and South Korea are divided.
While the aim of reunification is to benefit all citizens and establish a common currency, “in reality, only the rich got richer,” the trailer’s narrator says. “Welcome to capitalism,” Tokyo (Jeon Jong-seo) grimly adds.Like the original, a group of ragtag individuals assemble under the Professor’s (Yoo Ji-tae) tutelage, where they learn the inner machinations of a history-making heist.
The series — directed by Kim Hong-sun and written by Ryu Yong-jae, Kim Hwan-chae and Chloe Sung-jun — also stars “Squid Game’s” Park Hae-soo as the problematic yet beloved Berlin.
Additional cast members are Kim Yunjin, Lee Won-jong, Park Myung-hoon, Kim Sung-o, Kim Ji-hun, Jang Yoon-ju, Lee Joobeen, Lee Hyun-woo, Kim Ji-hoon and Lee Kyu-ho.“It felt like destiny when I was offered to adapt the original story,” said Ryu. “I was intrigued by the premise of the remake because not only is it about the conflict between robbers and police, but also it adds new layers such as the tension, mistrust and harmony between North and South Korea.
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