Money Heist – Picture: Netflix
Money Heist (La Casa De Papel), one among Netflix’s greatest exhibits, is over, however we’re not accomplished with the franchise but. Not solely have we acquired a brand new South Korean remake of the Spanish sequence, however we’re additionally getting a full-fledged spin-off with the fan-favorite character, Berlin. Here’s what we all know in regards to the upcoming spin-off sequence as a result of launch in December 2023.
A spin-off was lengthy rumored as we got here nearer to the ultimate season that touched down on Netflix in two components in 2021. Alex Pina, the creator of Money Heist, had teased quite a few instances the potential of increasing additional into characters launched within the mothership sequence.
Before Berlin was formally unveiled, Alex Pina (the creator of Money Heist) informed Oprah Daily he was open to a spin-off, saying:
“We do have many possibilities for some spinoffs, yes, and I think that’s thanks to the strong and powerful identities of the characters. We’ve always looked for characters to have a very complex, layered design. So I think almost every character of Money Heist has a duality that we would like to see in a spinoff. We could watch any of them in other contexts.”
Netflix formally unveiled the brand new season in late November 2021, simply days earlier than season 5, half 2 arrived on Netflix.
Alongside the announcement of the sequence, we received a really temporary tease in regards to the upcoming spinoff alongside the caption (translated to English):
“We already met Berlin in#LaCasaDePapeland now is the time for Andrés de Fonollosa. We can already announce that in 2023 the spin off of his life will arrive.”
Thanks to the newest announcement from Netflix, we now know that Berlin is coming to Netflix in December 2023.
Alongside the announcement, we’ve additionally acquired first-look photographs of the present.
Who’s behind and who will star on Berlin on Netflix?
Alex Pina will probably be returning to write down the present. He’ll be working via his manufacturing firm Vancouver Media. Atresmedia are additionally listed among the many manufacturing firms.
Pina struck a take care of Netflix in July 2018 and renewed that deal in March 2022.
Logo for La Casa de Papel: Berlin
What will Berlin be about?
Well, because the title suggests, we’ll deal with the titular character Berlin, often known as Andrés de Fonollosa.
There’s nonetheless loads we don’t learn about Berlin regardless of his backstory being explored in season 5. Including the very fact there are 5 ex-wives, together with Tatiana (performed by Diana Gómez). He’d described his relationships within the sequence because the “5 times that he believed in love.”
Given that Berlin is, in truth, brothers with The Professor, we’ll possible discover their early years collectively. We additionally don’t have a lot info relating to their father dying or how he met Palermo (one other lover of Berlin), Marsella, and Bogotá.
We may see extra of the heist Berlin made in Champs-Élysées, Paris the place he stole 434 diamonds. We may see extra of his battle with Helmer Myopathy.
Berlin – Picture: Netflix
At Netflix’s 2022 Tudum occasion, we received to listen to Pedro Alonso and Alex Pina talk about the upcoming spinoff.
“Love and heists” was the primary sentence uttered by Pina to reply the query about what the brand new sequence is about. Pina added, “This is going to be a trip throughout the golden years of the character. When he was stealing all over Europe, madly in love.”
We additionally received to see the primary script (known as the thirty third model), which was can see the episode title is “Historias de Paris,” which interprets to “Paris Stories.”
The script was written by David Oliva, David Barrocal, Esther Martinez Lobato, and Alex Pina.
Picture: Netflix Tudum
You can discover the complete alternate on the 45-minute mark within the Netflix Tudum video beneath.
Who will star in Netflix’s Berlin sequence?
49-year-old actor Pedro Alonso aka Berlin has already been confirmed to be reprising his position within the prequel sequence.
Netflix launched a video introducing us to the characters of Berlin;
- Michelle Jenner as Keila
- Begoña Vargas as Cameron
- Julio Peña as Roi
- Tristán Ulloa as Damián
- Joel Sánchez as Bruce
As a prequel there may be nonetheless an opportunity we will see a number of the following characters reprise their roles;
- Rodrigo de la Serna as Palermo
- Álvaro Morte as El Profesor
- Diana Gómez as Tatiana
When will Berlin be in manufacturing?
Official Production Status: Filming (Last Updated: 07/02/2023)
It was reported on the official IMDb Pro web page for Berlin that filming started on September twenty fourth, 2022. We’re nonetheless ready for affirmation that filming has concluded.
Beyond the Berlin sequence, we suggest you try Pina’s different work on Netflix, together with Sky Rojo. He’ll even be doing a brand new pandemic-era sequence primarily based on a Spanish newspaper article in regards to the enhance in buying bunkers.
Until the discharge of Berlin, you’ll discover Pedro Alonso in his upcoming film Awareness set to launch on Amazon Prime Video. Most areas of Netflix are additionally carrying his 2019 film The Silence of the Marsh (2019).
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