Tonight on Netflix: The definition of binge watching, this addictive series is impossible to put down!

2.4 billion euros, does that speak to you? It is with this simple question that the mysterious professor (Alvaro Morte) convinces eight habitual criminals, who have nothing left to lose, to commit the heist of the century: to print their own banknotes in the famous “casa de papel” – Madrid’s national currency and stamp factory.

After five months of training, robbers named after cities, dressed in red jumpsuits and Dali masks find themselves locked in a factory while the professor manipulates and does his best to slow down the police. Eleven-day siege, 67 hostages: Will everything go as planned? The die is cast.

If it airs for the first time on Antena 3 in Spain, La Casa de Papel is primarily designed to be overlooked. You have to admit: once you start, it’s hard to stop. So under the auspices of Netflix will become a Spanish series that crosses all borders and from which will be born a South Korean adaptation in 2022 and a spin-off centered on the character of Berlin, which will see the light of day at the end of the year.

At the helm of the most-watched non-English language series on the platform, its formula is perfectly suited for success. Created by Alex Pina, the series perfectly follows the codes of popular action films and captivates from its first episode: the stakes are raised and the suspense can begin. Add to that a fast pace, twists and turns and rocks to make you scream: it’s all there.

But if an ambitious heist with a perfect plan, carried out by a gang, each of which has its own specialty, is a classic, it is here revisited and even feminized. Robbery of moneyIt’s also an allegory of rebellion against a corrupt system, told from the point of view of a woman—more specifically, Dear Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó). Find out why he is the narrator of the series here.

The revolutionary dimension of the robbers gesture really contributes to the success of the program and places it in a completely new genre. Here, fiction feeds the popular imagination, and in addition to being one of its series to make us take the side of the “bad guys,” it features robbers who here become modern-day Robin Hoods to whom we’d sing “Bella Ciao,” the anthem of World War II anti-fascist resistance and the series.

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And yes, Robbery of money offers its own iconography – which quickly outgrew the framework of fiction. The song “Bella Ciao”, sung during many demonstrations in many countries, accompanied by red overalls and a Dali mask: these are symbols of emancipation that have entered our popular culture. Such is the impact of the show, a true planetary phenomenon.