''Berlin'' (also known as ''Money Heist: Berlin'', in Spanish ''La casa de papel: Berlín'') is a Spanish television series created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato for Netflix. The series serves as a prequel to ''

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'', focusing on the life of Andrés de Fonollosa, aka " Berlin", before the events of seasons 1 and 2 of the original series. It stars Pedro Alonso,

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, Tristán Ulloa, Begoña Vargas, and

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. The series premiered on Netflix on 29 December 2023 and consists of eight episodes. ''Money Heist: Berlin'' received mixed reviews with many critics feeling that it did not live up to the standard of the original ''Money Heist''. On 19 February 2024, the show was renewed for a second season.

Premise

Many years before the events of ''

'', Berlin made another heist, stealing €44 million in jewels and framing the one who provided the security for it. He was the leader of a criminal gang by then, Keila (

), Damián ( Tristán Ulloa), Cameron ( Begoña Vargas), Bruce (Joel Sánchez) and Roi (

). The series is primarily set in Paris. Things get complicated when, while spying on the victim to be framed, he falls in love with the victim's wife.

Cast

Main

* Pedro Alonso as Andrés de Fonollosa or "Berlin" * as Camille * Tristán Ulloa as Damián *

as Keila * Begoña Vargas as Cameron *

as Roi * Joel Sánchez as Bruce * Maria Isabel "Masi" Rodríguez as Susi

Secondary

* Itziar Ituño as

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as Alicia Sierra Montes * Miko Jarry as Olivier * Martín Aslan as Alain * Belén López as Eris (Limoncello Lady)

Episodes

Production

In late November 2021, just days before the release of the second volume of the fifth part of ''Money Heist'', Netflix announced that it was developing a

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series, ''Berlin'', for a tentative 2023 release, with Pedro Alonso expected to reprise his eponymous role from the original series. On September 28, 2022,

, Begoña Vargas, Tristán Ulloa,

and Joel Sánchez were cast to co-star alongside Alonso. In March 2023, it was announced that Itziar Ituño and

would also be reprising their roles as

and Alicia Sierra from ''Money Heist''. Filming began in October 2022 in Paris, France, and continued in Madrid, Spain. Creators Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato wanted to do something "lighter" after their previous recent projects. In comparison to its parent show ''Money Heist'', ''Berlin'' has more comedic tones and employed more actors and locations. The series was shot in a wider screen 2:1 ratio to give the characters "more of a scenic experience of their surroundings". The show was renewed for a second season on 19 February 2024. Filming will begin on 2025.

Critical reception

'' The Daily Beast'' Noel Murray felt the plot and new characters did not hold up to the original ''Money Heist''.

References

External links

* {{Netflix original current series Money Heist 2020s crime drama television series Crime thriller television series Spanish crime television series Netflix original programming Spanish-language television shows Television shows filmed in Spain 2020s Spanish drama television series Spanish thriller television series Television series by Vancouver Media 2023 Spanish television series debuts Prequel television series Television shows set in Paris