(L to R) Samantha Siqueiros as Camile and Pedro Alonso as Berlín in a scene from the series.
With a distinctive and hearty laugh, Spanish actor Pedro Alonso returns for action in a just released Netflix trailer promoting his new series Berlín, the prequel to Casa de Papel (Money Heist).
This series will transport viewers back in time to explore the origin story of a main character from one of Netflix’s most popular series worldwide. I’m really looking forward to it, because the hedonistic Berlín, brilliantly portrayed by Alonso, was, in my opinion, one of the standout and wickedly fun roles.
For Berlín, only two things are sure to turn a bad day into a great one: love and a payday worth millions – a motto he lives by and keeps him going and one surely to be exploited during his prime, before he learns of his illness and his fateful entanglement in the robbery of the Spanish Mint in Money Heist.
The spinoff series follows one of Berlín’s most extraordinary heists – making 44 million worth of jewels vanish – with the trailer hinting at the target being “the largest auction house in Paris.”
Netflix dropped the show’s first trailer and within hours, the English dubbed version racked up over 280,000 views – a lot more than Spanish trailers for Latin America and Spain, underscoring the global popularity of Money Heist and the pleasure-loving and witty Berlín.
As the title character, Alonso is now the star of the show, deservedly so in a role that fits him perfectly. He leads a new gang that includes Michelle Jenner (Isabel) as Keila, an electronic engineering expert; Tristán Ulloa (Fariña) as Damián, a philanthropic professor and Berlín’s confidant; Begoña Vargas (Welcome to Eden) as Cameron, a daring kamikaze; Julio Peña Fernández (Through My Window) as Roi, Berlín’s faithful squire; and Joel Sánchez plays Bruce, the team’s relentless man of action.
Returning to their La casa de papel roles (in the past timeline) are cops Raquel Murillo (Itziar Ituño) and Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri). The ensemble cast is rounded out by Samantha Siqueiros (Señora Acero), Julien Paschal Un año, una noche), Masi Rodríguez, and Rachel Lascar (A través de mi ventana). The eight episodes, crafted by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, will be directed by Albert Pintó, David Barrocal, and Geoffrey Cowper.
Created by Álex Pina (La casa de papel, Sky Rojo) and Esther Martínez Lobato (La casa de papel, Sky Rojo), the eight episodes of the series are written by Álex Pina, Esther Martínez Lobato, David Barrocal, David Oliva and Lorena G. Maldonado and directed by Albert Pintó (Sky Rojo, Malasaña 32), David Barrocal (Sky Rojo) and Geoffrey Cowper (Day Release).
Berlín premieres on Netflix on December 29.