Netflix has made Korean-language content such a huge streaming success that one of its original subscribers is Korean-language. “R-word”It is being mentioned more often. This would be “remakes,”To be more specific. Moreover, they’re starting to be mentioned in the same breath as some of Netflix’s biggest hits. Like You are in danger, a beloved one-season K-drama which we mentioned in a recent post might be getting an American remake — something that raises a lot of worrisome questions for fans of the original, but that’s a subject for another time. For the moment, let’s talk about one of the most-anticipated Netflix 2022 series releases.
This one is a Korean remake of a Spanish-language show that just so happens to also be one of Netflix’s biggest hits of all time. This is the show. Money Heist (aka La Casa de Papel(). On Monday, Netflix showed us the first teaser footage of a Korean-remake of the show. It will be available later this year.
The most anticipated Netflix 2022 series release
Comments An Instagram post by “The Swoon,”The teaser footage was released late Monday by the company. Users have been raving about what’s coming. Comment: “Omg omg omg omg.” “I never watched the original but this one I will.” “BEEN WAITING FOR THISSSSSS.”
The title of the Korean remake is Money Heist: Korea — Joint Economic Area. From Netflix’s announcement Monday: This show will feature “a genius strategist and his talented crew — composed of top-class thieves — attempting to pull off an unprecedented heist (on) the Korean peninsula.
“The story portrays unexpected twists and turns as the crew stage a hostage (event) while facing inexplicable challenges. The background and meaning of the title are what all eyes are on. Joint Economic Area.“
The remake will be directed by Kim Hong Sun and feature the same concept as the original. There’s a “professor”In other words, he directs a group criminals named after the same cities in the original. Berlin (played here by Park Haesoo); Tokyo [Jun Jongseo]; Moscow [Lee Wonjong]; Denver (Kim Jihun); Nairobi (“Jang Yoon–ju”) Rio (Lee Hyun–woo); Helsinki (“Kim Jihoon”) and Oslo (“Lee Kyuho”).
Money Heist
Like the original Money Heist, part two of the show’s fifth and final season was released in early December. And it’s still racking up the viewing hours on Netflix’s global Top 10 ranking, cementing the series’ status as one of the streamer’s biggest releases of all time.
Between January 3 and January 9, the second half of Money HeistSeason 5 was the #6 non English-language show on Netflix global. That’s according to Netflix Top 10 data that it produces on a weekly basis. What was the week that ended on January 9th? The second part of Money Heist season five had spent 12 weeks on Netflix’s global Top 10 list. In the seven-day span, nearly 19 million people watched the show.
These factors suggest that the Korean remake will likely rank among the top Netflix 2022 series once it is available on the streaming service.