2017 • TMDB 8.2 • 3 seasons • Crime, Drama
Overview
A man known only as the Professor has spent years planning the perfect robbery, and now he puts it into motion. He recruits eight strangers, each given the name of a city, and trains them in a secluded house until every step of the plan is memorized. Their target is the Royal Mint of Spain: dressed in red jumpsuits and Salvador Dalí masks, they will storm the building, take hostages, and print billions of euros while the police close in outside. But no plan survives contact with real people. Hostages rebel, robbers fall in love, and the inspector leading the case, Raquel Murillo, begins a dangerous game of wits with the Professor himself. Later seasons raise the stakes with a second, even bolder heist at the Bank of Spain. Tense, twist-filled and endlessly quotable, Money Heist turned a Spanish thriller into a global phenomenon, complete with its anthem, Bella Ciao.
Creator and Main Cast
Money Heist (La casa de papel) was created by Álex Pina for Antena 3 and Netflix. The cast includes Úrsula Corberó as Tokio (41 episodes), Álvaro Morte as the Professor (41 episodes), Pedro Alonso as Berlín (41 episodes), Itziar Ituño as Raquel Murillo (41 episodes), Miguel Herrán as Río (41 episodes), Jaime Lorente as Denver (41 episodes), Esther Acebo as Mónica Gaztambide and Estocolmo (41 episodes), and Darko Perić as Helsinki (41 episodes).
Seasons Snapshot
Money Heist has run for 3 seasons and 41 episodes. Season 1 premiered on May 2, 2017 with 15 episodes; Season 2 premiered on July 19, 2019 with 16 episodes; Season 3 premiered on September 3, 2021 with 10 episodes, closing with the finale “A Family Tradition” (3×10) on December 3, 2021.
Why Watch Money Heist?
Money Heist is pure binge fuel: every episode ends on a cliffhanger, every plan has a backup plan, and every character is one bad decision from disaster. The Professor’s chess-master mind games with the police are endlessly clever, but it is the gang’s messy loyalties and romances that keep you watching. Add the red jumpsuits, the Dalí masks and Bella Ciao, and you have a heist series that became a cultural moment for a reason.
Trailer
Watch the official trailer on YouTube: Money Heist | Series Trailer | Netflix
Where to Watch
In the US, Money Heist streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads. Availability was checked against JustWatch US listings on October 29, 2026, and may change over time.
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