Money Heist Universe Watch Order: The Complete Guide, the Episode Count Mystery Decoded & Berlin Included
📅 August 10, 2026 · ⏱ 10 min read · 💰 48+ Episodes Across the Franchise
Start Reading Fix the Episode Count MysteryMoney Heist looks simple to plan out — five parts, then a prequel spinoff. But if you’ve ever tried to double-check the episode count for Season 1 across different sites, you’ve probably noticed the numbers don’t agree. That’s not a mistake in any one source — it’s because two genuinely different versions of the same season exist.
This guide sorts out the whole thing. You get a clean recommended order, a full decoder explaining exactly why Season 1’s episode count depends on which version you’re looking at, a clear answer on how the Korean remake fits in, and coverage of Berlin Season 2, which just landed on Netflix this past May.
Watch Money Heist Part 1 → Part 2 → Part 3 → Part 4 → Part 5 (Volumes 1 & 2) → Berlin Season 1 → Berlin Season 2. Money Heist: Korea is a separate, unconnected remake — treat it as an optional alternate version, not a required chapter. See the decoder below for why Part 1 in particular has two different official episode counts.
The Recommended Watch Order (Full)
This is the cleanest path through the franchise, using the Netflix versions of every part since that’s what’s actually available to stream today.
A mysterious figure known only as The Professor recruits eight strangers, each given a city code name, to pull off history’s largest heist at the Royal Mint of Spain. The introduction to the whole crew and the plan that started everything.
Tensions rise inside the Mint as the hostage standoff intensifies and the crew fights to stick to the Professor’s plan through to the end.
Years after escaping France, the gang reunites for an even bigger target: the Bank of Spain. The first entirely new material Netflix commissioned after acquiring the show.
The Bank of Spain heist reaches its most dangerous stretch as the crew and police both dig in for a prolonged standoff.
The Professor’s endgame plays out in the final chapter of the Bank of Spain heist, releasing in two five-episode volumes three months apart. Wraps up the original series entirely.
A prequel following Andrés de Fonollosa, known to fans as Berlin, and his crew as they pull off a jewel heist in Paris before the events of Money Heist. Despite being set earlier, it’s designed to be watched after the main series, since much of its emotional weight depends on already knowing Berlin’s eventual fate.
Picks up after Season 1’s heist in France, moving the action primarily to Seville for a new job. The most recent entry in the franchise, released just months ago.
The Episode Count Mystery — Decoded
This is the detail that makes fact-checking Money Heist’s Season 1 genuinely confusing: ask two different sources how many episodes it has, and you may get two different, both-correct answers.
| Version | Part 1 Episodes | Part 2 Episodes | Episode Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Antena 3 Broadcast (Spain, 2017) | 9 | 6 | 67–77 minutes |
| Netflix International Release | 13 | 9 | ~45 minutes |
Is Money Heist: Korea Canon?
With a title that similar and Álex Pina credited as an executive producer, it’s a fair question — but the Korean version sits entirely outside the main story.
A Full Remake, Not a Sequel
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area reimagines the entire premise with new characters, played by an entirely Korean cast, including Yoo Ji-tae as The Professor and Park Hae-soo as Berlin.
An Alternate-History Setting
Set against the backdrop of a reunified North and South Korea, the heist targets the Korea Unified Mint rather than the Royal Mint of Spain — a fictional political premise unrelated to the original show’s Spain-set story.
No Shared Continuity
None of the events, characters, or outcomes in the Spanish original affect or connect to the Korean version, and vice versa. They exist as two separate interpretations of the same premise.
What This Means for You
Skip Money Heist: Korea entirely if you’re only interested in the main story and Berlin — you won’t miss any plot-relevant information. Watch it separately if you’re curious to see the same premise handled with a different cast and setting.
Quick Reference Table: Every Entry in the Franchise
| Title | Type | Episodes | Year | Essential? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Heist — Part 1 | TV Series | 13 | 2017 | Must Watch |
| Money Heist — Part 2 | TV Series | 9 | 2017 | Must Watch |
| Money Heist — Part 3 | TV Series | 8 | 2019 | Must Watch |
| Money Heist — Part 4 | TV Series | 8 | 2020 | Must Watch |
| Money Heist — Part 5 | TV Series | 10 | 2021 | Series Finale |
| Berlin — Season 1 | TV Series | 8 | 2023 | Prequel Spinoff |
| Berlin — Season 2 | TV Series | — | 2026 | Newest Release |
| Money Heist: Korea | TV Series (Remake) | 12 | 2022 | Optional, Unconnected |
Frequently Asked Questions
Final Verdict: What’s the Best Way to Watch Money Heist?
For most viewers: the five Netflix parts in order, followed by both seasons of Berlin. That’s the version that’s actually available to stream, and it’s also the sequence that lets Berlin’s prequel story land with the full emotional weight of already knowing his fate.
The episode-count mismatch between the Antena 3 original and the Netflix cut is worth knowing purely so a conflicting number on some database doesn’t throw you off — it’s not an error, just two different edits of the same season existing at once.
And Money Heist: Korea is worth treating as its own separate curiosity rather than required viewing. It shares a premise and not much else, so skipping it costs you nothing if you’re focused on the Professor’s original crew and the Berlin story that’s still expanding around them.
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