Limited series · Netflix
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area
Witness a heist like no other.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Yoo Ji-tae
Professor
12 eps
Park Hae-soo
Berlin
12 eps
Jeon Jong-seo
Tokyo
12 eps
Lee Won-jong
Moscow
12 eps
Kim Ji-hoon
Denver
12 eps
Jang Yoon-ju
Nairobi
12 eps
Lee Hyun-woo
Rio
12 eps
Kim Ji-hoon
Helsinki
12 eps
Lee Kyu-ho
Oslo
12 eps
Lim Ji-yeon
Seoul
12 eps
Yunjin Kim
Seon Woo-jin
12 eps
Kim Seung-o
Cha Moo-hyeok
12 eps
Lee Si-woo
Anne Kim
12 eps
Lee Ju-bin
Yun Mi-sun
12 eps
Park Myung-hoon
Cho Young-min
12 eps
Kil Eun-sung
Park Chul-woo
12 eps
Park Soo-young
Yoon Chang-soo
12 eps
Jang Hyun-sung
Kim Sang-man
12 eps
Lee Yoon-hee
Ri Cheong-myung
12 eps
Shin Soo-Ho
Park Jae-wook
12 eps
Jeong Jae-seong
Marshal Kim
12 eps
Lee Chang-hoon
Oh Jae-Yun
12 eps
Lee Yong-nyeo
Park Pil-Soon
12 eps
Lim Hyung-kook
Jeon Yong-Su
12 eps
Hong In
Hwang Hyun-Ho
12 eps
Yang Eun-sol
[Reporter]
1 eps
Ha Seung-yeon
2 eps
Shin Yoo-ram
[Loan shark]
1 eps
Oh Ki-hwan
[JEA-UKM Transport security guard]
1 eps
Lee Jin-soo
[JEA-UKM security guard]
1 eps
Yoon Seung-hoon
[Loan shark's subordinate]
1 eps
Park Byung-wook
[North Korean Official]
1 eps
Song Jin-hee
[Hostage @ JEA-UKM]
1 eps
Kim Cheol-yun
Double agent
1 eps
Jang Ui-don
North Korean general
1 eps
Kim Min-joon
Song Sun-Ho
1 eps
Jung Ji-hoon
Song Jung-ho
2 eps
Kim Joon
Nairobi's son
1 eps
Park Chul-Min
Reporter Park
1 eps
Jang Jae-kwon
Seon Woo Jin's lawyer
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Money Heist: Korea - Joint Economic Area reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Serialized.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Disguised under the shadows of a mask, a crew of desperados band together under the leadership of a criminal mastermind known only as “The Professor” to pull off the biggest heist Korea has ever seen.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01 · Signature episode
Episode 1
Recruited by the Professor for a job of unprecedented proportions, eight thieves storm the Unified Korea Mint. Police pull together a task force.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E02 · Signature episode
Episode 2
Seon Woojin waits for a crack in the thieves' operation. An escape plan centered around the retrieval of a hidden smartwatch puts Yun Misun in danger.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E05 · Signature episode
Episode 5
Cha Moohyuk hurries a plot of his own into action. A key revelation on Woojin's end threatens to unravel the Professor's strategy.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E04 · Signature episode
Episode 4
Looking to turn a potential disaster into an opportunity, Woojin presses the Professor to allow medical personnel to enter the Mint.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E06 · Signature episode
Episode 6
As those outside the Mint panic, Woojin proposes she go inside with a cameraman so the thieves can show the public that the hostages are unharmed.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E03
Episode 3
The sound of a gunshot shakes up the Mint. Dissent among the thieves reaches new heights as some believe a line has been crossed.
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E12
Episode 12
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E07
Episode 7
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E08
Episode 8
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E09
Episode 9
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E10
Episode 10
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
S01E11
Episode 11
- Directed by Kim Hong-sun
- Written by Ryu Yong-jae, Choi Sung-joon
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Álex PinaExecutive Producer
- Han Seok-wonExecutive Producer
- Son Suk-wooExecutive Producer
Writing
- Ryu Yong-jaeWriter
- Choi Sung-joonWriter
- Kim Hwan-chaeWriter
Direction
- Kim Hong-sunDirector
Cinematography
- Kang Seung-giDirector of Photography
Music
- Kim Tae-seongOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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