Netflix is at it again. This time with a remake of it’s own series into a Kdrama series-“Money Heist”.
“Money Heist” or “La Casa de Papel” (House of Paper) is a Spanish crime series on Netflix. The series focuses on a set of people who are working with a man call ‘The Professor’ to carry out two different heist; one on the Royal Mint of Spain and one on the Bank of Spain. The series premiered in May of 2017. The series so far has a total of 31 episodes divided into four parts over two seasons.
Netflix decided to keep going and remake the show into a Korean version. It was just announced at the end of May Lee Hyun Woo is schedule to play the role of Rio. The role of Rio was originally assigned to actor Park Jung Woo; however, Park Jung Woo had to step down do to scheduling conflicts with his upcoming drama on JTBC called, “Flying Butterflies”.
This drama will be Lee Hyun Woo’s first drama since he finished his mandatory military enlistment in 2019. Lee Hyun Woo has started in: “Moorim School: Saga of the Brave”, “To The Beautiful You”, and he last drama before military enlistment, “The Liar and His Lover”.
Other cast for “Money Heist” has been announced: Yoo Ji Tae as the Professor, Park Hae Soo as the Professor’s second in command Berlin, Jeon Jong Seo as Tokyo, Lee Won Song as Moscow, Kim Ji Hoon as Denver, Jang Yoo Ju as Nairobi, Kim Ji Hoon as Helsinki, and Lee Gyu Ho as Oslo.
The 12 episode series date has yet to be announced. Stay Tune!
Source: https://mydramalist.com/article/lee-hyun-woo-marks-his-comeback-in-the-upcoming-drama-money-heist
Info on Drama “Money Heist”-https://asianwiki.com/The_House_of_Paper_(Netflix)
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