The K-drama spin-off of Netflix's cult Spanish crime series Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) will be back next month with more gory shootouts, pulsating chases and dramatic showdowns, according to the teaser trailer for Part 2 of Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area released today.
The Korean remake sees a grand robbery and hostage situation unfold at a Korean mint against the fictional backdrop of a soon-to-be-reunified Korean peninsula following the formation of a Joint Economic Area (JEA).
Part 2 of the series, which topped Netflix's global ranking of non-English television series within two days of its release on June 24, will see the Professor character (played by Jitae Yu, known from the Korean film Oldboy) and his gang (each of whom are named after cities as in the original Spanish series) carry on "the ultimate heist" to completion.
Warning: This article contains some spoilers for Part 1 of Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area.
Money Heist: Korea—Part 2 Release Date
The second part of Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area will be released on December 9, with six episodes in the pipeline.
Money Heist: Korea—Part 2 Trailer
The intriguing trailer for Part 2 begins with the words of the Tokyo character (played by Jeon Jong-seo, known from the film Burning starring Screen Actors Guild award nominee Steven Yeun), who says: "Tomorrow, we're going to get out of here," as piles of cash are seen wrapped in cling film inside a vault.
The Professor says: "I'm going to let the world know who the real thieves are," as members of the heist team are shown walking together outdoors.
Later, the voice of the formidable Berlin character (played by Squid Game actor Park Hae-soo), who plays a ruthless North Korean prison camp escapee, is heard saying: "I've bet my life on this gamble."
A person, who appears to be from the heist team and carrying a hand grenade, is later shown limping toward some police cars on a road before the unsuspecting scene cuts to the explosion of a vault.
"Now I'll become your nightmare," says the voice of Berlin as he is shown violently firing a machine gun inside an enclosure in the next scene.
The Professor says: "We plan on escaping amid the chaos," as he and others are shown furiously running in a scene of protesters on a road.
More narrow escapes, police raids and military missions later, the trailer concludes with Woo-jin (the chief negotiator on the joint Korean police task force, played by Kim Yun-jin, known from the Lost U.S. series) saying: "The real negotiation has just begun."
Money Heist: Korea—Part 2 Cast
The latest teaser trailer also revealed a mysterious new character who appears to be the latest member to join the heist team.
The trailer features a woman wearing the team's iconic red jumpsuit uniform and mask inspired by the traditional Korean Hahoe mask.
As she removes her mask, a voice is heard saying: "I'm Seoul," while another voice says "You heard about us from the Professor, right?"
The enigmatic new character (played by Lim Ji-yeon) is later seen dressed in black, walking along with three other men behind her in the trailer.
Below are all the main cast members in Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area who will be featured in Part 2:
- Professor: Played by Jitae Yu
- Berlin: Played by Park Hae-soo
- Tokyo: Played by Jun Jong-seo
- Moscow: Played by Lee Won-jong
- Denver: Played by Kim Ji-hun
- Nairobi: Played by Jang Yoon-ju
- Rio: Played by Lee Hyun-woo
- Helsinki: Played by Kim Ji-hoon
- Oslo: Played by Lee Kyu-ho
- Seoul: Played by Lim Ji-yeon
- Woo-jin (the chief negotiator): Played by Kim Yun-jin
- Moo-hyuk (a North Korean police task force agent): Played Kim Sung-oh
Money Heist: Korea—Part 2 Plot
The dramatic final episode of the first part of Season 1 closed on a heavily open-ended note, with Moo-hyuk (the North Korean leader of the police task force) approaching the Professor, outside his house following his suspicions that Woo-jin's romantic partner Park Sun-ho (the name of the Professor) may be the mastermind behind the heist.
The second part may unfold more of Moo-hyuk's story, as he is seen in a heart-pounding chase scene in a special clip of Part 2 revealed by Netflix back in September as part of the streamer's global Tudum fan event.
The clip shows Moo-hyuk track down a man inside an abandoned building in a chilling showdown. "Comrade, is this how I trained you? ... you've become sluggish," Moo-hyuk tells the man after throwing him over a flight of stairs.
After the man asks for his life to be spared, he says: "The time of division has ended ... I've heard higher-ups have already made their decision. People like us are just discarded after being used," before he is later presumed to have been killed by Moo-hyuk.
The mysterious last words of the man in the special clip may also indicate a further exploration of the political themes and historical backdrop of the series, which are what makes the Korean remake "so unique" and "very much a Korean story," Yu and Kim Yun-jin previously told Newsweek.
The complex nature of the Professor's relationship with Woo-jin, whom he seduced as part of his master plan, may also be further unpacked in the second part of Season 1.
The finale of Part 1 saw the Professor torn, realizing he has feelings for the negotiator, who fiercely defended her partner when Moo-hyuk confronted Woo-jin about his suspicions.
Other storylines to look out for will no doubt include that of Berlin, who is revealed to be terminally ill in Part 1 and was seen covering up his shaking hand and injecting himself with medication in the final episode.
Speaking to Newsweek in June, the Squid Game actor who plays the character said Berlin's greatest weakness is his past, which might entail the story behind his illness.
Fans may also see the development of the love story between Denver, a heist team member who forms a close bond with Mi-seon (a hostage who works at the mint, played by Lee Joo-bin), in Part 2.
The final episode of Part 1 saw the couple share a passionate kiss and consummate their feelings.
Part 2 of Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area will be released on Netflix on December 9. Part 1 of the series is available for streaming on Netflix now.
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