Berlin
2023
6/10
This series debuted New Years weekend and I started watching this last week watching one episode a day and finished up this morning while sitting at a loading dock.
The series is a prequel to “Money Heist” following the character Berlin organizing and executing his own high level heist in Paris, France. It’s not stated how far back but it looks to happen a few years prior being Berlin doesn’t look younger in this series.
We get a different perspective of Berlin from what we saw of him in Money Heist. Information on his personal life is disclosed. He also conducts his heist completely different from the Professor with more discipline and oversight.
There are only 8 episodes, the heist takes place in episode 3 and the remaining episodes deal with the getaway.
Without spoiling it, there is a cameo of two major characters from Money Heist. Their appearance gives a different perspective to what we saw in Money Heist.
The series doesn’t hold up on the level of suspense and twists in Money Heist. It’s obvious the producers are going a different route with this series.
The ending made it clear the producers know how Netflix is with cancelling stuff or abandoning it. So it’s ended like a limited series with potential for further seasons. The Netflix makes decisions based on their weird algorithms. We should get word on a 2nd season within 3 months to early next year.
Three seasons would be great with the 2nd season going more into who Berlin is, the finale scene should introduce the Professor and a season 3 has them together with the final scene leading into the opening scene of Money Heist making it one continuous story.
We shall see…
Synopsis
The eccentric and out-of-touch Berlin brings together a gang of master thieves in Paris to plan one of his most ambitious robberies ever.
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