If you have seen The money heistYou probably hated the arrogant Berlin at first and in the end you loved him very much and cried over his death.
Berlin is one of the most interesting and popular characters in the world The money heistone of the most watched non-English language series on Netflix, with 6.7 billion hours on the platform.
The creators of the series did not ignore these data and tried to repeat the success with the first spin-off from The money heist: Berlinwhich hit theaters on December 29th.
What is Berlin about?
The series takes place in the years before the great robbery of the Spanish mint.
The first thing we see is Berlin, played by Pedro Alonso, who says: “There are only two things that can turn a miserable day into a wonderful day: the first is love (…) and the second is one Loot of 10 million euros.” ».
And in general, the entire plot of the series revolves around this: the development of one of the most important robberies in Berlin's career in an auction house in Paris, while the protagonists flirt with each other.
To achieve his goal (robbery, not love), the protagonist puts together a team of rookie robbers (aha, just like in The money heist) to drill a tunnel into a church and reach an auction house containing over 40 million euros worth of jewelry.
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Its similarities with La Casa de Papel
Although it tries to differentiate itself from its predecessor, Berlin ends up repeating the same formula: explaining the master plan of a major heist that helped Flash forward, Stumbling blocks that always ruin everything, exciting twists and charismatic characters who fall in love.
The New Thieves: Cameron (Begoña Vargas), Bruce (Joel Sánchez), Keila (Michelle Jenner) and Roi (Julio Peña) also remind us of the robbers we saw in the five seasons of Growing Down The money heist.
Berlin It doesn't take many risks, it plays it safe: it's a kind of additional season of the series, but set in a different era. However, it should be noted that something is different Berlin from The money heist It's the humor: she doesn't take herself too seriously and that makes her lighter.
So if you like heist stories and are a fan The money heistYou will most likely enjoy the 8 episodes of the first season of Berlin.