2023-12-29 19:38:43
This Friday, as if it were an end-of-year gift, the streaming platform, Netflixpremiered Berlinthe long-awaited spin off of the successful series “The Money Heist” which ended two years ago following five overwhelming seasons.
The prequel is a production that has been highly anticipated by fans, since in the second season of the series the character of Pedro Alonso He is shot to death by a group of tactical police officers in the middle of the robbery of the Spanish Mint and Stamp House.
And the death of ‘Berlín’ was, to say the least, surprising. Although the character was afflicted with an unknown illness, he ended up dying following becoming a shield for his robbery companions, so even though the robbery had the expected result, he was not able to enjoy the benefits of it, something that the character was looking forward to.
Thus comes the prequel “Berlin”, which shows an old robbery carried out several years before the robbery of the Mint. Set in Paris, Pedro Alonso arrives in the land of “romance” accompanied by a rookie team made up of Damián (Tristán Ulloa)professor and close friend of Fonollosa; Roi (Julio Peña Fernández)a repeat offender dedicated to shoplifting; Bruce (Joel Sanchez); Cameron (Begoña Vargas)a seasoned thief with a sad past and Keila (Michelle Jenner)the genius in cybersecurity, the main character of the heist.
In the roles of Alicia Sierra and Raquel Murillo, Itziar Ituño and Najwa Nimri return, however, ‘The Professor’ does not return in any instance, despite being Berlin’s brother.
This is just one of the first “symptoms” of the spin off of The Money Heistsince if any of the followers of the “most famous robbers in Spain” expected to see any of the original characters, They must comply with the three aforementioned.
Although the production promised to show the origin of ‘Berlín’ as a suspicious thief, the truth is that the story only focuses on the robbery of a famous auction house and nothing else. Little is said regarding the previous life of Andrés de Fonollosa. Furthermore, on several occasions He is portrayed as someone naive and banal, even more so when it comes to love.
The little depth given to the characters, in general, but which is most missed in Berlin, also prevents empathy with them. On the few occasions when it delves into the characters’ past (Cameron and Roi), this can be disappointing compared to The Money Heist.
At the same time, it happens that some roles from the original series can be reflected in those of the Spin Off, such is the case of Keila (Berlin) with Río (La Casa de Papel), and Bruce (Berlín) with Denver (La Casa de Papel). Paper).
Despite this, the work in terms of photography and production is undoubtedly typical of a Netflix creation. The landscapes of Paris, the hotel rooms planned, inch by inch, do not disappoint.
Berlin is available from early this Friday on the platform and has eight episodes of Pedro Alonso’s return to European heists.
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