Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA crew of thieves including Tokyo, an ex-soldier, unite under the leadership of a mastermind known as the Professor to plan an unprecedented heist – stealing money yet to exist!
If that sounds familiar, it should.The twist is that Netflix hit series La Casa De Papel (Money Heist) has been given a cool Korean favor.First-look footage is now available.
And the K-drama reinterpretation “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Part 1” premieres from June 24.The plot twist is that Korea is on the verge of unification and there is a Joint Security Area – located where today’s North and South Korea are divided – which contains a mint that becomes the focus of the action.
Amid the reunification process, the mint is printing a new unified currency as the groundwork to build a stable joint economy.
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