User Reviews

Very enticing and entertaining. Something you can emotionally get attached to, especially Berlin and the relationships within the story. As the story progresses and unfolds it just kept getting better and better. I would have loved for it to be longer as I could not stop watching. I finished it too quick as I normally do. I am glad however that even after the heist had been finished there was a few more episodes of what happened after including more of the relationships within the story and a beautiful ending.

Amazing sequel to Money Heist. Will they be doing other sequels for the other characters in the original Money Heist or perhaps a second season with a new heist based upon Berlin? I sure do hope so.

I don't usually write reviews on IMDB, I stick to just giving them a grade and that's all. But I almost skipped over this series because of the reviews (I try not to watch series that have under 8 due to time constraints), and I am mad that could have happened.

First of all, Berlin was one of my favourite characters in Money Heist and after *spoiler* he died *end spoiler* the show felt empty for me. So when I saw they were making an entire series I was excited.

Does it have people acting very annoying and stupid? Yes! Does it matter? Not really. It is still a great show.

Love is in the center, but I don't understand how the heist is considered not important by other reviews? It was, but love was the main thing impacting it. Because, love is the most important. And sometimes it makes you do stupid things.

Anyway, TLDR, please give it a shot and don't skip it as I almost did. You might actually enjoy it a lot, like I did.

The show Berlin is a prequel to the original series Money Heist. It started well and very promising, with suspense and drama, but as the show went on, the story became boring. Despite the beautiful cinematography of Paris, the repetitive dialogues and too much love story cliché made it look like a low-budget show. Besides these, the characters were so lucky, they were always not one step but 100 steps ahead of the police. And speaking of police, the French police and Europol were shown extremely dumb. They were searching a hotel for robbed jewels worth 44 million euros and they didn't even think about locking down the area around the hotel before entering?! And how could someone hack all the cameras and delete the recordings while she was on a high-speed boat in the middle of the river surrounded by mountains?! I think that this was insulting to the viewers' intelligence. As I said before, making prequels is much harder than sequels, but take a look at Better Call Saul for God's sake! The BCS totally overshadowed the original series, Breaking Bad. It had a strong story with some wisely selected drama and love that made you cry after the ending.

I really wanted to like this show. I understand there are some differences between the original and this show: They are out in the world, not sequestered in one location. They cannot make as much use of flash-backs. They are in another country etc.

Having said that, everything kind of falls flat. Money Heist played off the anger many people feel in their countries about government incompetence and the inequality it promotes. You definitely felt for the criminals and were vested in them escaping.

That is all kind of lacking here. We get a bunch of people who are just there for a robbery. No particular reason, not a lot to make you particularly care about the characters.

In the original too, the mission was always prominent. Yes, it was lost out of sight sometimes, but always there, Here, it was as if the mission were a big afterthought. Pretty much time is spent on 3 sets of characters hooking up. There is a whole ridiculous story arc about one of the characters being bitten by a snake. And we see Berlin spending more time trying to seduce a woman than really caring about the mission or the team. They are incredibly sloppy about so many aspects - like Berlin staying in the same hotel with all of the compromising equipment days after the heist.

There were some fun moments but sadly it was more about 6 people trying to hook up.

It was nice seeing 2 Money Heist alumna on but they too were duped.

Pedro Alonso was delightful as the extremely selfish, egotistical Berlin but that, IMO, was not enough to carry the show,

After La Casa De Papel, La Casa Del Soap! (Telenovela)

Berlin is very high on drama and love, love, love, love, love, it's all about love. The heist is secondary. Actually no... tertiary. As soon as a love romance ends another starts immediately. Literally all the characters have some romantic/relationship drama going on and on and on.

And like I've mentioned in my headline, literally everyone they meet in France speaks Spanish! And not just a little, fully fluent!

Maybe if they were in south of France it would be a little easier to swallow, but in Paris?!

Disappointing and unnecessary sequel (sorry prequel).

Despite some negative reviews, I found the show to be a compelling and well-crafted experience.

The actors excel in bringing their characters to life, contributing to a captivating narrative. One noteworthy element is the exploration of the theme that love surpasses the importance of money. Berlin's decision to give 40% of the money to Camille at the end beautifully underscores this theme, adding depth to the storyline.

The series offers a thrilling blend of action and variety, ensuring that the audience remains engaged throughout. Personally, I was never bored and thoroughly enjoyed the dynamic and thought-provoking aspects of Berlin.

For those seeking an engaging series with stellar performances, intriguing plotlines, and a unique perspective on the interplay between love and wealth.

Was happy to watch it!

I had high hopes for this series because I actually liked Berlin in Money Heist. However this series seems to me like a South American Telenovela ? Everything is about love and affairs and nobody cares about the job. They just run around doing whatever they want.

Moderate acting. But really underwhelming writing.

Like what's wrong with these dudes to sing in Spanish at a French wedding in the Hotel 5 days after the heist ??

Who does a car race with people strapped on top of the roof ? And who stops the car because of a missed call at 130 kilometers per hour.

There are endless more cringy situations.