One of Netflix’s most-watched series, Spanish thriller “Money Heist”, will come to an end on Friday when the US streaming giant releases its final five episodes, IgbereTV reports.
The following are five facts about the show about a gang of thieves who launch elaborate heists:
Sleeper hit
The debut season of the series scored so-so ratings when it was first broadcast on free-to-air Spanish TV station Antena 3.
The first episode aired on May 2, 2017 was seen by four million viewers, but the audience kept dropping and the final episode of the season captured just 1.4 million viewers.
It was only after Netflix bought it, re-edited it, dubbed it and began streaming it in December 2017 that the show took off in Spain and the rest of the world.
Resistance symbol
The story centres on a group of criminals who break into Spain’s Royal Mint to print their own money, an allegory of revolt against the excesses of capitalism that struck a chord with many viewers a decade after the global financial crisis.
French daily Le Monde called the series “an allegory of rebellion” and the red overalls and Salvador Dali masks worn by the fictional thieves in the series have been donned in protests around the globe
