Money Heist is back! First look of Professor out

Netflix has announced it will be releasing the Korean remake of its hit Spanish crime drama Money Heist just in time for summer. The streaming giant shared a 43-second trailer for Money Heist: Korea -- Joint Economic Area Friday, which revealed that the new series will premiere on June 24.

Now, the first look of Yoo Ji-tae as Professor in the South Korean adaptation of the hit Spanish series Money Heist was revealed by Netflix. Taking to Instagram, Netflix Korea shared the first look of the actor-filmmaker, who will step into the iconic role of Professor, with two posters.

Yoo Ji-tae is a popular name in the Korean entertainment industry. He’s been part of projects like Seven Days, Ode to My Father, Lost and Mistresses, The S3/44ndlers, Money, Svaha: The Sixth Finger and Kim Yunjin.

Park Hae Soo, who shot to international fame with Squid Game, will essay Berlin. Other cast members are Jeon Jong-seo (Tokyo), Lee Kim Ji-hoon (Denver), Jang Yoon-ju (Nairobi), Lee Hyun-woo (Rio), Won-jong (Moscow), Kim Ji-hun (Helsinki) and Lee Kyu-ho (Oslo).

The series is set in a fictional Joint Economic Area, in a world where the Korean Peninsula faces reunification. Part one of the show, directed by Kim Hong-sun, includes six episodes and is produced by is produced by BH Entertainment and Zium Content.