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| Netflix | Season Premiere Date: June 24, 2022 |
Summary:
With reunification of North and South Korea in sight, the Professor (Yoo Ji-tae) and the thieves he recruits, aim to steal the newly printed currency from the mint in this Korean adaptation of Money Heist.
Genre(s):
Drama, Action & Adventure, Suspense
Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E12. Episode 12
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E11. Episode 11
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: November 30, -0001
RogerEbert.com
Jun 24, 2022
Jun 24, 2022
Money Heist: Korea gets progressively better and culminates in a season finale cliffhanger that, much like the original, will test the Professor’s moral compass — or lack thereof. The all-star cast is more than capable of delivering the goods. Yet the lack of chemistry between the romantic partners hinders, rather than enhances the plot.
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Jun 30, 2022
The storyline of North and South Korea reunifying as a "Joint Economic Area" is intriguing, and there are all kinds of little variations to point out (the masks, for instance, are not Salvador Dali-inspired). Director Kim and writer Ryu say that their version of the iconic characters reflect Korean idiosyncracies, but these may be too subtle for non-Korean viewers to detect.
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Jun 27, 2022
Radio Times
Jun 23, 2022
Money Heist: Korea stays rigidly faithful to the style and tone of the original, even down to the colour palette, direction and casting. ... Consequently, it's hard to get excited about even the strongest performances – such as Squid Game villain Park Hae-soo's take on Berlin – as they feel like little more than glorified impersonations.
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The Daily Beast
Jun 27, 2022
As is so often the case with modern small-screen affairs, more is definitely not better, with a lack of concision leading to wheel-spinning detours and unnecessary subplots. More troubling for director Kim Hong-sun’s thriller, however, is the same thing that plagues Pina’s popular original: a surplus of cheesiness.
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Jul 9, 2022
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Dec 21, 2022
It's honestly horrible. Same story, different location. What a waste of money and time. The acting and dialogue is even worse, often copied from the original Money Heist. Money Heist Korea is quite possibly the laziest series ever created.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E12. Episode 12
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E11. Episode 11
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E10. Episode 10
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E9. Episode 9
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E8. Episode 8
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E7. Episode 7
Air Date: November 30, -0001
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S1:E6. Episode 06
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E5. Episode 05
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E4. Episode 04
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E3. Episode 03
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E2. Episode 02
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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S1:E1. Episode 01
Air Date: June 24, 2022
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Season 1 Overview