How will the popular Spanish Netflix series translate into a K-drama? Here's what we know about it, including the newly-announced cast
Before the year started, streaming platform Netflix announced that the beloved Spanish original series La Casa de Papel (popularly known as Money Heist) will soon have its Korean adaptation.
Money Heist, which first premiered in 2017 was beloved by the 65 million households who watch the series regularly. That is why when they heard that its K-drama version is in the works, everyone was eager to know who the cast members are.
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According to Netflix, the upcoming Korean original series will feature film director and fashion model Yoo Ji-tae who is known for his performances in The Swindlers, Money, and Svaha: The Sixth Finger.
Ji-tae will play the role of The Professor, the heist mastermind who always comes up with the most brilliant and indigenous plans.
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