‘The paper house: Korea’: The series pays tribute to the original without surprise effect

Few television series can boast of becoming phenomena. In Spanish fiction there are few productions that enjoy having had that category. In recent years there is one that undoubtedly surpasses the others above all, and that was ‘The paper house’. The production, one of the best Netflix series, was a complete success since it arrived from Atresmedia on the streaming platform. She there she recovered the life that conventional television had not allowed her. In a very short time, fans recognized the stories of the Professor, Tokyo, Berlin, the interiors of the Mint, the red work overalls or the beautiful bye.

That’s why no one was surprised that a remake was being prepared. So now we have the story from the point of view of another production, available on Netflix from this Friday. At least, as usual, the first part, consisting of six episodes. It remains to be seen when we will see the rest Is the new production very similar to the original?

The answer is easily answered: yes. They have barely risked and the new production has been very faithful to the original text by Álex Pina. Let’s see some highlights of the new production.

risk free

There is a band with the same name. There is a teacher who recruits the group. They all have the same personalities as those who introduced us almost five years ago. The ways of interacting with each other are the same as what we saw in the original. There is even a Casa de la Moneda where to hit, and governed by another “Arturito”. The character of Tokio is in charge of narrating the plot. The young woman meets the Professor, he welcomes her and brings together all the members: Berlin, Nairobi, Rio, Moscow, Denver (also father and son), Oslo and Helsinki. His stories and background they are a copy of the previous one, so it does not catch anyone by surprise.

dystopian society

In this new version, the situation from which the coup is raised changes from the one here. While in the original there was no change in the current society, in the new version the two Koreas are united again. Now they function as a single power, and it has caused serious inequalities in society. Therefore, the coup planned by the professor stems from the social gap that exists in the country, a consequence of capitalism. So far the great plot point that differs from the Spanish. The rest of the aspects are very recognizable by any fan of the original series.l.

The inspector and the teacher, the story that changes

The beginnings of the relationship between the inspector and the Professor are different, a detail in which some originality can be glimpsed on the part of the new series. This is the most striking example of the change in character design. Since the viewing of the series begins, no matter how much conflict, no matter how much plot twist they come across, the public perceives their lack of soul.

That is the problem of the new series. For those who arrive “virgins” to it, it will be an entertaining product. For those hordes of fans who were left behind after the outcome of the original, it can serve as an exercise in nostalgia..