Tag: Money Heist

  • Netflix confirms second season of popular Korean show ‘Squid Game’

    Netflix confirms second season of popular Korean show ‘Squid Game’

    Co-CEO and Chief Content Officer of Netflix, Ted Sarandos has confirmed the 2nd season of the global top trending Korean show ‘Squid Game’ of 2021.

    In 2021, the question was asked about the possibility of a second season of the Korean show on which Sarandos revealed, “Absolutely, the ‘Squid Game’ universe has just begun.”

    The Squid Game director also hinted about a second and third season of Squid Game last year while giving an interview to the Korea Broadcasting System, KBS programme, where he opened up about plans to release the next season of the web series. He said, “I’m currently in the midst of discussions with Netflix about Season 2 and Season 3 [of ‘Squid Game’].”

    Netflix is investing millions of dollars in the Korean entertainment industry in financing partnerships and co-productions in South Korea since 2015.

    Recently, Netflix released the first teaser and primary characters of Korean adaptation of the popular Spanish show ‘Money Heist‘.

    The audience will be able to view more Korean content in the year, 2022 including All of Us Are Dead which will release on January 28, 2022. The story revolves around high school students trying to survive a zombie virus epidemic.

  • Netflix reveals primary characters and first teaser of Money Heist’s Korean version

    Netflix reveals primary characters and first teaser of Money Heist’s Korean version

    Netflix has released the first teaser with characters of the Korean remake of Money Heist, a famous Netflix Spanish web series that was ended with Season 5 in the last year.

    In the teaser, the original character of Professor is being played by the Korean actor Yoo Ji-Tae who seems to be planning the first robbery. The Korean version is named Money Heist: Korea-Joint Economic Area.

    According to the Netflix website, the story illustrates the genius strategist who is staging the exceptional heist in the Korean Peninsula with his talented crew.

    The story would captivate the audience with unexpected twists and turns as the crew stage a hostage while facing inexplicable challenges.

    All eyes are focused on the background and definition behind the title Joint Economic Area.  

    The first season of the upcoming Korean adaptation will consist of 12 episodes.

    Here is the look of all characters playing in the Korean adaptation.

    Korean digital content has been enjoying global popularity since the release of Squid Game which was the top trending web series worldwide on Netflix.

    Netflix, while talking about the adaption in a statement said: “The international popularity of the La casa de Papel is proof that significant works based in different cultures and languages can be widely distributed by Netflix and loved by audiences worldwide.”

    Netflix has produced more than 200 original titles, including over 70 Korean live-action and anime titles. The company has also invested more than $700 million in financing partnerships and co-productions in South Korea since 2015 and the country has 3.3 million paid subscribers as of September 30.

  • Memes: Where has Nawaz Sharif ‘been’?

    Memes: Where has Nawaz Sharif ‘been’?

    A photoshopped picture of Nawaz Sharif, which was allegedly tweeted by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice president Maryam Nawaz, has led to a meme fest on social media. The tweet has now been deleted.

    Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, Dr Shahbaz Gill, shared a screenshot of the deleted tweet that was a combo photo of Maryam and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, reports Dawn.

    The picture on the left shows Maryam, who is leading the party’s election campaign in Azad Kashmir, standing at a picturesque spot in Keran, Neelam Valley and the picture on the right shows her father Nawaz — who has been in the UK since November 2019 — standing at the same exact spot. The tweet reads: “Ties with Kashmir are very old”.

    Twitterati is using the screenshot to create funny memes by inserting Nawaz into far-fetched scenarios.

    Memes with Nawaz in space to his screenshot in Money Heist left everyone laughing.

    So where all has Nawaz ‘been’?

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    Nawaz Sharif also made an appearance in the Euro 2020 final.

    Nawaz was also seen present in a meeting between PM Khan and Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

    A special appearance in PM Imran Khan’s oath-taking ceremony.

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    Cricket match with the King of memes himself.

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  • Netflix drops grand teaser of ‘Money Heist’s’ final season’s first part

    Netflix drops grand teaser of ‘Money Heist’s’ final season’s first part

    The end is almost here! Netflix on Monday surprised Money Heist fans with a short date announcement teaser of the upcoming and final Part 5.

    Read more – Money Heist’s Pakistani lookalikes you won’t believe

    As per the announcement, the final fifth season of the Spanish crime drama will release in two parts. The first part will release on September 3, while the second part will stream on December 3.

    Money Heist’s creator Alex Pina, in a statement, while talking about the upcoming part said: “When we began to write Part 5 in the midst of the pandemic, we felt that we had to change what was expected from the ten-episode season and used every tool we could to create the sensation of a season finale or series finale in the first volume itself.”

    “We decided to work in an extremely aggressive genre, putting The Gang on the ropes. In volume 2, we focus more on the emotional situation of the characters. It is a journey across their sentimental map that connects us directly to their departure,” added Pina.

    Meanwhile, in a synopsis provided by Netflix, the next season will follow the gang that been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours.

    “They managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan. Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more powerful than any they’ve faced: the army. The end of the greatest heist in history is approaching, and what began as a robbery will turn into a war.”

    The series, originally titled La Casa De Papel (The House Of Paper), first released on Spanish network Antena 3 in May 2017. Set in Madrid, it’s about a team of thieves who are led by a mysterious man known as The Professor. The Netflix series stars UIrsula Corbero, Alvaro Morte, Itziar Ituno, Pedro Alonso, Paco Tous, Alba Flores, Miguel Herran, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, Maria Pedraza, Darko Peric and Kiti Manver among others. The show was first created as a limited series but was later recut into three Parts when Netflix bought the rights to the show.

    Meanwhile, Money Heist is one of Netflix’s most-watched original series.

  • Netflix’s five most-watched original series revealed

    Netflix’s five most-watched original series revealed

    Though Netflix usually refrains from revealing it’s official viewing figures, they occasionally release stats about their own shows, in a bid to promote their biggest successes. The streaming giant recently revealed that their Christmas release Bridgerton is expected to be viewed by 63 million households in its first four weeks making it it’s fifth-biggest original series so far.

    Here is the list of Netflix’s most-watched original series, as reported by Newsweek.

    5. Bridgerton Season 1

    Described as a period drama which sees Downton Abbey meets Gossip Girl, Bridgerton is based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling romance novels. The show is a delightful mix of drama, romance, fantasy, gorgeous costumes and opulent sets. The series is indulgent and will have you hooked throughout.

    Read more – ‘Bridgerton’ is the arranged marriage we all want

    4. Tiger King

    As the world went into lockdown in mid-March 2020, Netflix’s docuseries about rival big cat owners in the United States Tiger King became a global sensation. Netflix said the series was viewed by 64 million households in its first four weeks.

    3. Stranger Things Season 3

    More than 64 million households watched the third season of Netflix’s mystery-thriller set in the 80s.

    2. Money Heist Part 4

    The only foreign-language drama to feature in the list, the fourth part of Money Heist was watched by at least 65 million people. The Spanish drama locally known as La Casa de Papel is about a group of thieves attempting to rob the Royal Mint of Spain.

    1. The Witcher

    Topping the list is The Witcher, which was watched by 76 million households in its first four weeks, as announced by Netflix in January 2020. Starring Henry Cavill, the series explores the legend of Geralt of Rivia and Princess Ciri, who are linked to each other by destiny.

    Read more – Reasons why ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ is breaking records on Netflix

    Special mention to The Queen’s Gambit, the miniseries starring Anya Taylor-Joy which was reported to have been watched by 62 million households, making it Netflix’s biggest scripted limited series to date.

    Meanwhile, here’s the list of Netflix’s most-viewed shows, as per Variety Magazine.

  • Guess who is Pakistan’s favourite anchor, Tiktoker

    Guess who is Pakistan’s favourite anchor, Tiktoker

    The Current starts its day with a morning mood to engage followers and find out what they are interested in. This is done via a ‘This or That’ poll and the winner has to compete in the same category the next day. It is mostly done over a week’s time and we found out a lot about our followers – and Pakistanis – based on what they vote for.

    The Current has compiled a few fun polls it did on its Instagram account.

    Professor VS Berlin: What would you like to be?

    Professor wins with 67%.

    Who is your favourite female anchor?

    We put this poll the whole week and got our winner. Can you guess who that was?

    ARY’s Maria Memon won the vote beating the likes of Sana Bucha, Meher Bokhari and Asma Shirazi.

    Favourite male anchor

    Waseem Badami is clearly the winner beating all prominent news anchors of Pakistan.

    Your favourite TikToker

    Again this one was not surprising.

  • ’50 crores’: Pakistani version of ‘Money Heist’?

    ’50 crores’: Pakistani version of ‘Money Heist’?

    Looks like the Pakistani film scene is heating up with Filmwala Pictures dropping the teaser of Quaid-e-Azam Zindabad and the announcement of a new film titled 50 crores.

    While the makers of the film have not revealed any details, Faysal Quraishi, who is one of the leads has told audiences to wait until October 28. Other actors who are part of the film include Aijaz Aslam, Faryal Mehmood, Anoushey Abbasi, Naveed Raza, Omer Shehzad, Mehmood Aslam, Noman Habib, Saboor Ali, Zalay Sarhadi and Asad Siddiqui.

    Check out pictures and teasers from the film below.

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    Meanwhile, the film has received a lot of flak for bearing striking resemblance to Money Heist.

  • Money Heist’s Pakistani lookalikes you won’t believe

    The Netflix series has been trending in Pakistan and was number one when part four came out. It was even bigger this time since this year it included invaluable help from Pakistanis for the rebellious gang. Every Pakistani fan was so excited to have Pakistan be a part of the revolution and the joy hasn’t died down yet.

    RELATED: Money Heist characters get Pakistani CNICs

    So we had to ask? Doesn’t every single major character in the show look like a Pakistani actor? Don’t believe us? Here we go:

    We have to begin with the Professor because we love him. And who better to play him than the distinguished Fawad Khan, who keeps his cool, deals with so many people and always looks like he has a plan. Moreover, with a beard and glasses, you can barely tell the two apart.

    READ MORE: ‘Money Heist 4’ features an Indian actor as the Pakistani hacker

    Monika is everyone’s hot favourite this season and there is literally no difference between her and Ayeza Khan; and after seeing her stellar, strong performance in Meray Paas Tum Ho we all know that Ayeza can totally pull the role off.

    Rio’s innocence can only be replicated by Shehroz Sabzwari. He might not act well enough to be Rio but he’s definitely got the look.

    RELATED: Spoiler-free review: ‘Money Heist Part 4’ — almost a left-wing masterpiece

    We literally couldn’t tell these two apart. Meesha definitely has the looks, and the fire, to play the rebellious Tokyo.

    Dashing and smooth? Adnan Siddiqui is the top search result for Berlin.

    Fire, spunk and the guts to take the police and government on, Nausheen Shah is the perfect fit for Raquel.

    Our favourite, our warrior and the star of this season, Nairobi, could only be played by the impeccable Saba Qamar.

    Did you think we could actually forget Denver? No way! We can’t forget how similar Ali Rehman Khan looks to this conflicted and emotional character.

    Even though our beloved Humayun Saeed didn’t make the final cut, we all remember the time when rumours began that he was a part of part four.

  • ‘Money Heist 4’ features an Indian actor as the Pakistani hacker

    Hit Spanish TV series La Casa de Papel, popularly known as Money Heist is very popular all over the world as it released its fourth season earlier this month. The show is also a big hit among Pakistani audiences.

    One thing that made Pakistani fans more involved in the show were the inclusions of two Pakistani characters – a surgeon and a hacker. Shakir, who plays the hacker is actually from India. He was cast in the show as someone who helped the Professor and his team of robbers in robbing the Bank of Spain.

    In a recent interview, the actor, Ajay Jethi, shared how he landed the role of Shakir.

    “When I got a call for Money Heist, it was like any other project for me, a new project for me. The manager told me it is a big project and the series is famous on Netflix,” Jethi said. “But, I had not seen the series till then as I was occupied with other things. I did not give any auditions because I had worked a lot with the casting director on many projects before.”

    Though Ajay is from Patiala, India, has is currently living in Spain.

  • Money Heist characters get Pakistani CNICs

    As ‘La Casa De Papel [The House of Paper]’ aka ‘Money Heist’ fever continues to grip the world and Pakistan ever since Netflix dropped its fourth season, a Pakistani Facebook page has given characters of the hit Spanish series their own computerised national identity cards (CNICs).

    Shaikh Parwaiz Imtiyaz (The Professor), Raheela Shaukat (Lisbon aka Raquel), Nadia Akhtar (Nairobi), Bilal Abbasi (Berlin), Taniya Khattak (Tokyo), Raja Zeeshan Ali (Rio), Delawar Khan Masood (Denver), Haji Maqsood Khan (Moscow), Sardar Hari Singh (Helsinki) and Omer Daraz Orakzai (Oslo) are on the list of CNICs by Laari Adda, which is going viral over the internet.

    While the fan art by the Pakistani Facebook page is breaking the internet, it isn’t the only thing that connects the country to Money Heist.

    Ever since the third season of the show, Pakistan has been playing an important part in the successful execution of The Professor and his team’s heist at the Bank of Spain.

    An Islamabad-based team of 65 members, including hackers and surgeons, is helping the gang do wonders.

    “We can activate their microphones, cameras and GPS. It took less than an hour to take over the defense staff’s telecommunications. The work Rio used to do was now done by 65 Pakistanis. They are geniuses, thanks to them, we had access to everything,” Tokyo had said in season 3 about the team that has also played an important part in the latest series of episodes.