‘Squid Game’ Star Park Hae-Soo to Lead Korean ‘Money Heist’ Remake

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe death earlier this month of Chin Doo-hwan, the most hated of South Korea’s three military dictators, who ruled for nearly a decade until 1988, is a timely reminder of the foundations of the country’s present economic might.Today, South Korea combines global prowess in electronics, semiconductors and shipbuilding (industries boosted by the old regime’s strategic plans) and in culture and services, such as entertainment, cosmetics and food.

Rebecca Souw To understand the success of Netflix Original “Squid Game” and other talked-about dramas such as “My Name” and “Hellbound” is to recognize their “secret sauce” — a combination of edgy, relatable and realistic themes in today’s Korean society that can easily translate to a global audience.Seo Jang-ho, CJ ENM’s senior vice president of content business, says, “Korean creators are always known for their creativity and this new success on a global level opens doors for them to try

Pedro Alonso and Tatiana Djordjevic are spending some quality time together!

No change at the top of Netflix’s latest most-watched series list.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeOn Netflix’s Korean thriller “Squid Game,” the show’s fictional contestants compete in a series of life-or-death grudge matches from red light, green light to tug of war. But that’s child’s play.

topped streaming ratings in over 80 countries within 24 hours of its debut on Nov 19th. This comes right after gruesome Korean drama “Squid Game” also topped the charts, with a staggering 1.65 billion views its first month out.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorNo shocker here: For Twitter users, it was a green light for “Squid Game,” the massive global hit that became Netflix’s biggest TV show in its initial release. The Korean drama was the No.

Squid Game has officially topped the list of most-Googled TV shows of the year.The search engine shared their Year in Search report for 2021, which found the hit Netflix Korean show outranking the likes of Bridgerton, Line of Duty and Love Island.Period drama Bridgerton had been the highest ranking show and most-watched title on Netflix earlier this year, before Hwang Dong-Hyuk’s 10-episode survival drama knocked it off the top spot.The report also revealed the question “Who is H?”, relating

Daniel Doperalski For nearly 190 million total viewing hours last week, Netflix audiences were screaming the rallying cry “Bella Ciao” after the fifth and final installment of the Spanish drama series “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) dropped Dec. 3 on the streamer.Within two days, “Money Heist” stole the thunder of Netflix’s English language shows, rising to No.

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Money Heist’s unofficial theme song, ‘Bella Ciao’, has been released ahead of its final season.Featured prominently in the Spanish Netflix series, ‘Bella Ciao’ is an Italian protest folk song from the late 19th century, sung by characters Professor and Berlin in Money Heist (also called La Casa de Papel).According to a statement from the show, the song was included because “the Professor’s whole life revolved around one idea… resistance.”Ahead of the release of season five part two on Friday

The cast of Money Heist are back together!

announced on Wednesday.The news comes on the heels of Netflix ordering a spinoff of “Money Heist” focusing on the Berlin character, a terminally ill jewel thief played by Pedro Alonso in the original Spanish-language series.“Money Heist” was originally planned to be a limited series that played out in two parts, but after airing its original run of 15 episodes in Spain, Netflix acquired global streaming rights and renewed the series for an expanded Part 3 and eventually Parts 4 and 5.

Ahead of the main show’s final episode, Netflix has announced that a Money Heist spin-off is on its way.

Money Heist spinoff series is set to air in 2023, Netflix has confirmed.The new drama, called Berlin: A New Series will focus on the hit show’s character of the same name, played by Pedro Alonso. The character was killed off in season two, but returned via flashbacks in subsequent episodes.“I’m so happy about it,” Alonso said of the new project, in a statement at a fan event, obtained by TVLine.

Money Heist is set to premiere in 2022.Earlier today (December 1), Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo, who will be playing Berlin in the new adaptation, appeared on the official Money Heist YouTube channel to speak about the forthcoming Korean version of the series.“Hello to all Netflix fans on the planet,” Park says as he takes off one of the iconic masks from the original series, first worn by actor Pedro Alonso, who originated the role of Berlin.

The Money Heist franchise is getting even bigger with not just one spinoff, but two!

Money Heist is expanding!