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This article is about the heist crime drama. For the media franchise, see Money Heist
(franchise). For the South Korean remake/continuation, see Money Heist: Korea – Joint
Economic Area.

Money Heist

Casadepapelwordmark.svg

SpanishLa casa de papel

Genre

Heist

Crime drama[1]

Created by Álex Pina

Starring

Úrsula Corberó

Álvaro Morte

Itziar Ituño

Pedro Alonso

Paco Tous

Alba Flores

Miguel Herrán

Jaime Lorente

Esther Acebo

Enrique Arce
 María Pedraza

Darko Perić

Kiti Mánver

Hovik Keuchkerian

Luka Peroš

Belén Cuesta

Fernando Cayo

Rodrigo de la Serna

Najwa Nimri

Theme music composer Manel Santisteban

Opening theme "My Life Is Going On" by Cecilia Krull

Composers

Manel Santisteban

Iván Martínez Lacámara

Country of origin Spain

Original language Spanish

No. of seasons 3 (5 parts)[a]

No. of episodes 41 (list of episodes)

Production

Executive producers

Álex Pina

Sonia Martínez

Jesús Colmenar
 Esther Martínez Lobato

Nacho Manubens

Production locations

Spain

Italy

Thailand

Panama

Denmark

Portugal

Cinematography Migue Amoedo

Editors

David Pelegrín

Luis Miguel González Bedmar

Verónica Callón

Raúl Mora

Regino Hernández

Raquel Marraco

Patricia Rubio

Camera setup Single-camera

Running time 67–77 minutes (Antena 3)

42–76 minutes (Netflix)

Production companies
 Atresmedia

Vancouver Media

Distributor

Antena 3 Televisión

Netflix

Release

Original network

Antena 3 (2017)

Netflix (2019–2021)

Picture format

1080p (16:9 HDTV)

4K (Ultra HD) (16:9 UHDTV)

Dolby Vision

Audio format Dolby Atmos

Original release 2 May 2017 –

3 December 2021

Chronology

Related shows Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area

Money Heist (Spanish: La casa de papel, [la ˈkasa ðe paˈpel], lit. 'The House of Paper') is a
Spanish heist crime drama television series created by Álex Pina. The series traces two long-
prepared heists led by the Professor (Álvaro Morte), one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one
on the Bank of Spain, told from the perspective of one of the robbers, Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó).
The narrative is told in a real-time-like fashion and relies on flashbacks, time-jumps, hidden
character motivations, and an unreliable narrator for complexity.

The series was initially intended as a limited series to be told in two parts. It had its original run
of 15 episodes on Spanish network Antena 3 from 2 May 2017 through 23 November 2017.
Netflix acquired global streaming rights in late 2017. It re-cut the series into 22 shorter
episodes and released them worldwide, beginning with the first part on 20 December 2017,
followed by the second part on 6 April 2018. In April 2018, Netflix renewed the series with a
significantly increased budget for 16 new episodes total. Part 3, with eight episodes, was
released on 19 July 2019. Part 4, also with eight episodes, was released on 3 April 2020. A
documentary involving the producers and the cast premiered on Netflix the same day, titled
Money Heist: The Phenomenon (Spanish: La casa de papel: El Fenómeno). In July 2020, Netflix
renewed the show for a fifth and final part, which was released in two five-episode volumes on
3 September and 3 December 2021, respectively. Similar to Money Heist: The Phenomenon, a
two-part documentary involving the producers and cast premiered on Netflix the same day,
titled Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin. The series was filmed in Madrid, Spain. Significant
portions were also filmed in Panama, Thailand, Italy (Florence), Denmark and in Portugal
(Lisbon). A loose remake/continuation set in the same world, Money Heist: Korea – Joint
Economic Area, was released on June 24, 2022, while a direct spin-off, Berlin, with Pedro
Alonso reprising his role, is in active development, forming a shared universe.[2]

The series received several awards including the International Emmy Award for Best Drama
Series at the 46th International Emmy Awards, as well as critical acclaim for its sophisticated
plot, interpersonal dramas, direction, and for trying to innovate Spanish television. The Italian
anti-fascist song "Bella ciao", which plays multiple times throughout the series, became a
summer hit across Europe in 2018. By 2018, the series was the most-watched non-English-
language series and one of the most-watched series overall on Netflix,[3] having particular
resonance with viewers from Mediterranean Europe and the Latin American regions.

Contents

1 Premise

2 Cast and characters

2.1 Main

2.2 Recurring
3 Production

3.1 Conception and writing

3.2 Casting

3.3 Design

3.4 Filming

3.5 Music

4 Episodes

4.1 Season 1: Parts 1 and 2 (2017)

4.2 Season 2: Parts 3 and 4 (2019–2020)

4.3 Season 3: Part 5 Volumes 1 and 2 (2021)

5 Music

6 Themes and analysis

7 Broadcast and release

7.1 Original broadcast

7.2 Netflix acquisition

7.3 Renewal

8 Future

8.1 South Korean adaptation

8.2 Spin-off series

9 Reception

9.1 Public response

9.2 Critical reception

10 Awards and nominations

11 Notes

12 References

13 External links
Premise

Set in Madrid, a mysterious man known as the "Professor" recruits a group of eight people,
who choose city names as their aliases, to carry out an ambitious plan that involves entering
the Royal Mint of Spain, and escaping with €984 million. After taking 67 people hostage inside
the Mint, the team plans to remain inside for 11 days to print the money as they deal with elite
police forces. In the events following the initial heist, the group's members are forced out of
hiding and prepare for a second heist, with some additional members, this time aiming to
escape with gold from the Bank of Spain, as they again deal with hostages and police forces.

Cast and characters

See also: List of Money Heist cast members

Main

Úrsula Corberó as Silene Oliveira (Tokyo): a runaway turned robber who is scouted by the
Professor, then joins his group and participates in his plans. She also acts as the unreliable
narrator.

Álvaro Morte as Sergio Marquina (The Professor) / Salvador "Salva" Martín: the mastermind
of the heist who assembled the group, and Berlin's younger brother

Itziar Ituño as Raquel Murillo (Lisbon): an inspector of the National Police Corps who is put in
charge of the case

Pedro Alonso as Andrés de Fonollosa (Berlin): a terminally ill jewel thief and the Professor's
second-in-command and older brother

Paco Tous as Agustín Ramos (Moscow) (parts 1–2; featured parts 3–5): a former miner
turned criminal and Denver's father

Alba Flores as Ágata Jiménez (Nairobi): an expert in counterfeiting and forgery, in charge of
printing the money and oversaw the melting of gold

Miguel Herrán as Aníbal Cortés (Rio): a young hacker who later becomes Tokyo's boyfriend

Jaime Lorente as Ricardo / Daniel Ramos[b] (Denver): Moscow's son who joins him in the
heist

Esther Acebo as Mónica Gaztambide (Stockholm): one of the hostages in the Mint who is
Arturo Román's secretary and mistress, carrying his child out of wedlock; during the robbery,
she falls in love with Denver and becomes an accomplice to the group

Enrique Arce as Arturo Román: a hostage and the former Director of the Royal Mint of Spain
 María Pedraza as Alison Parker (parts 1–2): a hostage in the Mint and daughter of the British
ambassador to Spain

Darko Perić as Mirko Dragic (Helsinki): a veteran Serbian soldier and Oslo's cousin

Kiti Mánver as Mariví Fuentes (parts 1–2; featured parts 3–4): Raquel's mother

Hovik Keuchkerian as Santiago Lopez (Bogotá; parts 3–5): an expert in metallurgy who joins
the robbery of the Bank of Spain

Luka Peroš as Jakov (Marseille; parts 4–5; featured part 3): a member of the gang who joins
the robbery of the Bank of Spain and serves as a liaison for the group.

Belén Cuesta as Julia Martinez (Manila; parts 4–5; featured part 3): godchild of Moscow and
Denver's childhood friend, a trans woman, who joins the gang and poses as one of the
hostages during the robbery of the Bank of Spain

Fernando Cayo as Colonel Luis Tamayo (part 4–5; featured part 3): a member of the Spanish
Intelligence who oversees Alicia's work on the case

Rodrigo de la Serna as Martín Berrote (Palermo / The Engineer; parts 3–5): an old Argentine
friend of Berlin who planned the robbery of the Bank of Spain with him and assumed his place
as commanding officer

Najwa Nimri as Alicia Sierra (parts 3–5): a pregnant inspector of the National Police Corps
put in charge of the case after Raquel departed from the force

Recurring

Roberto García Ruiz as Dimitri Mostovói / Radko Dragić[c] (Oslo; parts 1–2; featured parts 3–
4): a veteran Serbian soldier and Helsinki's cousin

Fernando Soto as Ángel Rubio (parts 1–2; featured parts 3–5): a deputy inspector and
Raquel's second-in-command

Juan Fernández as Colonel Luis Prieto (parts 1–2; featured parts 3–4): a member of the
Spanish Intelligence who oversees Raquel's work on the case

Anna Gras as Mercedes Colmenar (parts 1–2): Alison's teacher and one of the hostages in
the Mint

Fran Morcillo as Pablo Ruiz (part 1): Alison's schoolmate and one of the hostages in the Mint

Clara Alvarado as Ariadna Cascales (parts 1–2): one of the hostages who works in the Mint
and seduces Berlin

Mario de la Rosa as Suárez: the chief of the Grupo Especial de Operaciones

 Miquel García Borda as Alberto Vicuña (parts 1–2; featured parts 4-5): Raquel's ex-husband
and a forensic examiner

Naia Guz as Paula Vicuña Murillo (parts 1–2; featured parts 3–4): Raquel and Alberto's
daughter

José Manuel Poga as César Gandía (parts 4–5; featured part 3): chief of security for the Bank
of Spain who escapes from hostage and causes havoc for the group

Antonio Romero as Benito Antoñanzas (parts 3–5): an assistant to Colonel Luis Tamayo, who
is persuaded by the Professor to do tasks for him

Diana Gómez as Tatiana (featured parts 3–5): the fifth ex-wife of Berlin who is a professional
pianist and thief

Pep Munné as Mario Urbaneja (featured parts 3–5): the governor of the Bank of Spain

Olalla Hernández as Amanda (featured parts 3–5): the Secretary to the governor of the Bank
of Spain and hostage who Arturo rapes

Mari Carmen Sánchez as Paquita (featured parts 3–5): a hostage in the Bank of Spain and a
nurse who tends to Nairobi while she recovers

Carlos Suárez as Miguel Fernández (featured parts 3–5): a nervous hostage in the Bank of
Spain

Ahikar Azcona as Matías Caño (Pamplona; featured parts 3–5): a member of the group who
largely guards the hostages in the Bank of Spain

Ramón Agirre as Benjamín Martinez (Logroño; featured parts 4–5): father of Manila who
aids the Professor in his plan

Antonio García Ferreras as himself (featured parts 4–5): a journalist

José Manuel Seda as Sagasta (part 5): leader of the army detail inside the bank

Patrick Criado as Rafael (featured part 5): Berlin's son and Professor's nephew

Miguel Ángel Silvestre (featured part 5): René, Tokyo's boyfriend before working with the
Professor

Alberto Amarilla as Ramiro (part 5): member of Sagasta's Special Forces

Jennifer Miranda as Arteche (part 5): member of Sagasta's Special Forces

Ajay Jethi as Shakir (featured parts 4–5): the lead Pakistani hacker that was hired by the
Professor during the Bank of Spain robbery

Production
Conception and writing

Further information: § Themes and analysis

We wanted to make a very small project in a simple way; we wanted to cross lines we
couldn't cross in previous projects, in terms of narrative and structure without any
intermediaries.

—Writer Esther Martinez Lobato, October 2018[10]

The series was conceived by screenwriter Álex Pina and director Jesús Colmenar during their
years of collaboration since 2008.[11] After finishing their work on the Spanish prison drama
Locked Up (Vis a vis), they left Globomedia to set up their own production company, named
Vancouver Media, in 2016.[11][12] For their first project, they considered either filming a
comedy or developing a heist story for television,[11] with the latter having never been
attempted before on Spanish television.[13] Along with former Locked Up colleagues,[d] they
developed Money Heist as a passion project to try new things without outside interference.
[10] Pina was firm about making it a limited series, feeling that dilution had become a problem
for his previous productions.[14]