'Money Heist: Korea' Part 2 to be released in December

Part 2 of Netflix Korea’s original series "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area" (2022) will be released on Dec. 9, according to the streaming service Friday. Set in the near future of 2025, the Korean Peninsula is on the road to reunification...

A poster for the upcoming Part 2 of Netflix Korea's "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area" (2022) [NETFLIX]

Part 2 of Netflix Korea’s original series "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area" (2022) will be released on Dec. 9, according to the streaming service Friday.

Set in the near future of 2025, the Korean Peninsula is on the road to reunification with the two Koreas opening up their borders, having established the Joint Economic Area for the economic development of the two countries. Amid nationwide changes, a criminal mastermind who calls himself “The Professor” recruits eight thieves with their own special abilities to commit a 4-trillion-won ($3 billion) heist.

With the date announcement, Netflix released a short preview of what’s to come for Part 2. The robbers attempt to escape the scene with their heisted money, while the police team realizes the robbers have more helpers on the outside. A new character appears, a robber going by the name Seoul who was recruited to help the robbers.

Part 1, which consists of six episodes, was released on June 24.

BY LEE JAE-LIM [lee.jaelim@joongang.co.kr]