Money Heist that is originally known as “La Casa De Papel” in Spanish, portrays a group of 8 people (officially criminals) who try to get into the Royal Mint of Spain. the mastermind i.e. the Professor plans to carry off one of the biggest heists in the history of Spanish.
A guide by IMDb about Money Heist states that the show is about “an unusual group of robbers” who “attempt to carry” a robbery of “2.4 billion Euros from the Royal Mint of Spain.”
Fans of Money Heist are very eager to compare it with Prison Break. According to IMDb, it seems that it has crossed over the comparison.
If IMDb is to be stated, that is one of the most authoritative sources for Television and Movies content, Money Heist has gained 8.5 stars whereas Prison Break has only 8.3 stars out of 10.
Money Heist has more than an average rating of 90% while Prison Break has 60%. it also has won Best Drama at International Emmy Awards and the same at Premios Fenix (TV award ceremony in the Spanish language).
Álex Pina, while speaking to The Oprah Magazine says, “we’ve looked for characters to have a very complex design. So I think every character in Money Heist has a duality that we would like to see in a spinoff.” Thus, there are more plans regarding spinoffs. He has also added, “we do have many possibilities for some spinoffs, yes, and I think that. Thanks to the strong and powerful identities of the characters.”
AUDIENCES’ REACTIONS TOWARDS THE COMPARISON MADE BETWEEN MONEY HEIST AND PRISON BREAK:
Money Heist is no doubt a good show but there are some who believe Prison Break as the better source of entertainment. Fans of Prison Break call Money Heist as an overrated version of something that cannot be compared with Prison Break.
Audiences have used Twitter as the platform to show their disagreement. One of the fans of Prison Break has written on Twitter, “The mere fact that we have to put these two in faceoff is so disrespectful to Prison Break”.
Whereas, lovers of Money Heist are waiting for another season to come, “such an epic sequence, how I am supposed to wait for next season?”
