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Spanish documentary sales outfit Jambika Docs is launching with a slate of three feature documentaries, including Alex Galan’s Territory.

Barcelona-based Jambika will acquire non-fiction content and sell it to theatrical distributors, international broadcasters, streamers, educational platforms and inflight partners.

The company is co-founded by Juan Solera and Jota Salinas. Solera is a sales executive who has worked for Arts Alliance Media, Scorpion TV and most recently as sales & acquisitions manager for UK-based documentary sales firm Sideways Film; while Salinas comes from the renewable energy sector, and will work on operations and strategic planning for Jambika.

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Giulio Base’s religious drama Judas’ Gospel, which stars Rupert Everett, Paz Vega, John Savage and Abel Ferrara, has started filming in Italy.

The film sees Judas, about to die, reflect on his life and his relationship with Jesus and the disciples.

Vincenzo Galluzzo, Darko Perić and Tomasz Kot round out the cast, with filming set to last for four weeks in Calabria, Italy.

Base, who is the artistic director of Turin Film Festival, has film credits including 2018’s The Anarchist Banker.

His wife, Tiziana Rocca, who heads up Agnus Dei Production, produces. Minerva Pictures and Agresywna Banda also produce in association with Rai Cinema.

The much-awaited prequel of Netflix’s superhit Spanish series Money Heist is finally here and the fans are loving it. Berlin follows the story of the titular character before the events of Money Heist as he recruits a gang of master thieves to pull off one of the biggest jewel heists ever in Paris. Created by Álex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, Berlin stars Pedro Alonso in the lead role with Begoña Vargas, Julio Peña, Itziar Ituño, and Michelle Jenner starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the Netflix series here are some similar shows you might want to check out next.

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Money Heist is the original series that started this madness. The Netflix heist thriller series became a global hit for the streamer because of its intense and clever storyline with genuine and relatable characters. Money Heist tells the story of a motley...

Residente and Wos are anti-fascist fugitives on the run. On Thursday, the Puerto Rican rap star released “Problema Cabrón,” along with a 10-minute short film featuring the two rappers that begins with a flying rock splashing coffee on a cop’s face.

“I’m a problem/A fucking problem,” the rappers repeat in the song’s catchy chorus. “One of those big problems that bury you.”

The track hears Residente spitting bars about being incarcerated at a young age and how “we’re an equation that even mathematics can’t...

Netflix is expanding the universe of its popular Spanish drama series Money Heist, otherwise known as La Casa De Papel.

The streamer revealed a first look at the spinoff series Berlin, which centers around the popular character also known as Andrés de Fonollosa (played by Pedro Alonso), during the fan event in São Paulo, Brazil on Saturday.

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Berlin is the second-in-command of the Royal Mint of Spain heist and also planned the Bank of Spain heist, which he shared with The Professor and Palermo. The teaser introduces audiences to Berlin’s latest heist to rob one of the top auction houses in Paris.

Watch the full teaser above. Berlin is expected to debut on Netflix in December.

Money Heist was created by Alex Pina and tells the story of the heists through the perspective of one of the robbers, Tokyo, played by Ursula Corbero.

Exclusive: Darko Perić, the Serbian actor best known for his breakout role as Helsinki in Netflix’s award-winning Spanish series Money Heist, has signed with Artist International Group for management.

Created by Álex Pina, the critically acclaimed series known internationally as La casa de papel is one of Netflix’s most-watched of all time, with a Korean offshoot currently airing and a spinoff titled Berlin in the works. The show watches as an unusual group of robbers attempt to carry out the most perfect robbery in Spanish history—stealing 2.4 billion euros from the Royal Mint of Spain. Perić’s character Helsinki is one of the eight people recruited by the enigmatic figure known as “The Professor” (Álvaro Morte) to pull the job off.

Perić has also starred in projects including Fernando León de Aranoa’s A Perfect Day alongside Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins and Olga Kurylenko, Creamatorio for Canal+...

Money Heist may be ending at Netflix, but the franchise will live on.

In a surprising announcement, star Pedro Alonso has announced a spinoff based on the character of Berlin/Andrés de Fonollosa is in the works at Netflix.

Alonso broke the news at a fan event on Tuesday at the Palacio Vistalegre in Madrid.

“It is a memorable moment because it is the end of one cycle and the beginning of another,” Alonso said.

“Today I was talking to Jesús Colmenar and we were saying that now we walk into the unknown, open to whatever happens and without expectations," he said.

"I know that [the Money Heist writers] will give the series every possible twist and turn."

"The responsibility [of spinning off such a popular series] can be a burden and a prison. I hope we continue to have the courage to use this wonderful energy to risk everything again.”

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Money Heist, otherwise known as La Casa De Papel, is coming to an end but Netflix is expanding the heist universe.

The streamer has ordered a spinoff of the hit Spanish drama series, centered around popular character Berlin, otherwise known as Andrés de Fonollosa, played by Pedro Alonso.

The show is set to launch in 2023.

The digital platform didn’t give out many details of the spinoff, but the Berlin character is the second-in-command of the Royal Mint of Spain heist and also planned the Bank of Spain heist, which he shared with The Professor and Palermo.

It comes as Money Heist is ending with its last five episodes dropping on December 3.

The series was created by Alex Pina and tells the story of the heists through the perspective of one of the robbers, Tokyo, played by Ursula Corbero. It also stars Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente,...

The thrilling final episodes of Money Heist are almost here.

"Only one month remains until the end of the heist, when the world will discover the fate of The Professor (Álvaro Morte) and his gang," Netflix said in a press release Wednesday. 

The streamer also debuted the final trailer for La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) Part 5: Volume 2, which premieres globally on December 3.

"Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó) is dead and the enemy still lurks in the Bank of Spain, wounded but dangerous as ever, Facing their darkest hour yet, the gang hatches a bold new plan to get the gold out without anyone noticing," the logline reveals. 

"To make matters worse, the Professor may have made the biggest mistake of his life."

The cast includes Álvaro Morte, Itziar Ituño, Pedro Alonso, Miguel Herrán, Jaime Lorente, Esther Acebo, Enrique Arce, Darko Peric, Hovik Keuchkerian, Luka Peros, Belén Cuesta, Rodrigo de la Serna and Najwa Nimri,...

The end is near for Netflix's smash hit international series Money Heist.

As previously reported, the second half of the fifth -- and final -- season is set to launch around the world on Friday, December 3.

It will be a bittersweet conclusion, for sure, but after years of high-octane drama, it's time to give the surviving members of the team a much-needed rest.

Five episodes remain, and they mark the end of the heist, and after the way the first half of the season concluded, well, it's going to be a tough watch.

"The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours," reads the logline for Season 5.

"They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own."

"The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan."

Just...

Netflix has teased the latest series of hit Money Heist (La Casa De Papel), billed as part five, volume 2 and coming out on December 3.

Volume 1 ended with Tokyo sacrificing herself to defeat Gandia and the soldiers and the concluding season looks set to be a cracker for one of Netflix’s most popular global dramas.

The fifth part, volume 1 of the heist drama, which dropped its first five episodes earlier this month, saw the gang shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They managed to rescue Lisbon but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor was captured by Sierra but, for the first time, didn’t have an escape plan. Just when it seemed like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy came on the scene that is much more powerful than any they’ve faced: the army. The end of...

Samizdat Pictures has tapped Jason Priestley to direct its suspense thriller Projekt M.

Inglorious Basterds actor Richard Sammel is already on board for a lead role in the Canada-Spain co-production about a psychologist sent to evaluate someone with special needs and special abilities and who is sequestered near a remote village.

Sammel will play a geneticist father, Dr. Karl Young, whose terminal illness triggers a domino of events. Projekt M will also star Nina Kiri, Peter Shinkoda and Pedro Miguel Arce, while La Casa de Papel star Darko Peric is in talks to join the cast.

“I am very excited to join the team for ...

Samizdat Pictures has tapped Jason Priestley to direct its suspense thriller Projekt M.

Inglorious Basterds actor Richard Sammel is already on board for a lead role in the Canada-Spain co-production about a psychologist sent to evaluate someone with special needs and special abilities and who is sequestered near a remote village.

Sammel will play a geneticist father, Dr. Karl Young, whose terminal illness triggers a domino of events. Projekt M will also star Nina Kiri, Peter Shinkoda and Pedro Miguel Arce, while La Casa de Papel star Darko Peric is in talks to join the cast.

“I am very excited to join the team for ...

TelevisionThe company Verve Logic announced that they are happy to announce an off on September 3 on the eve of the release of final season of 'Money Heist'.PTITwitterSuch is the fan frenzy over the final season of the global hit series Money Heist that a Jaipur-based private firm has announced a 'Netflix and Chill holiday' for all its employees to watch the show the day it starts streaming. Titled La Casa De Papel (The House of Paper) in Spanish, the Netflix series traces two heists pulled off by a ragtag group of thieves, led by the enigmatic The Professor (Alvaro Morte) -- one on the Royal Mint of Spain, and one on the Bank of Spain. The fifth and final season of the popular Spanish series will be divided into two parts of five episodes each. While the first five will stream on September 3, the remainder will debut after...

The end is approaching for Netflix's thrilling international drama Money Heist.

The streamer dropped the official trailer for the first part of the final season on Monday, which is set to launch on September 3, followed by the second half on December 3.

100 hours have felt like 100 years.

This is how Tokyo describes her current state of mind in the official trailer for La Casa de Papel Part 5: Volume 1.

The Professor, meanwhile, reveals that the stormwater tank has been discovered as Colonel Tamayo readies his army to enter the Bank of Spain.

Yep, the trailer proves the end is approaching, but will everyone make it?

They are against the ropes, and it seems like this might truly be the end.

Can they gather their strength to fight against the odds... just one more time?

After all, they are The Resistance.

The cast of the last hurrah includes Úrsula Corberó, Álvaro Morte,...

In today’s Global Bulletin, Netflix reveals first look images from “Money Heist” Part Five; the second season of BritBox U.K.’s “The Beast Must Die” is being developed; Key Buyers Event: Digital introduces co-production forum; Entertainment One’s Kate Morton to join BBC Children’s; and free streamer Pluto TV expands deal with LG Electronics.

Netflix has released several first look images from the hotly anticipated fifth and final season of “Money Heist,” also known as “La casa de papel.”

Netflix describes the season thus: “The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan. Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on...

Netflix has released a clutch of first-look stills from the fifth and final season of La Casa de Papel, better known in the English-speaking world as Money Heist.

Keep scrolling to take a closer look at the images from the hit Spanish series, which was created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media. During the show’s curtain call, the crew of criminals reach the denouement of the greatest heist in history.

Here’s the logline for Season 5: “The gang has been shut in the Bank of Spain for over 100 hours. They have managed to rescue Lisbon, but their darkest moment is upon them after losing one of their own. The Professor has been captured by Sierra and, for the first time, doesn’t have an escape plan.

“Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more...

It’s been known for months that Part Five of Netflix’s most popular non-English language Original Series “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”) would be the show’s last, and now we know when the iconic Spanish heist story will end. Broken into two parts, “Money Heist” Part Five, Volume 1 will launch worldwide on Sept. 3, with Volume 2 landing three months later on Dec. 3. Each part will include five episodes, filling out a ten-hour arc to end the series’ story as told by its narrator and protagonist Tokyo.

“When we began to write Part 5 in the midst of the pandemic, we felt that we had to change what was expected from the ten-episode season and used every tool we could to create the sensation of a season finale or series finale in the first volume itself,” said series creator Álex Pina. “We decided to work in an extremely aggressive genre,...

La Casa de Papel, better known in the English-speaking world as Money Heist, has wrapped on its fifth and final season for Netflix.

Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the hit Spanish series has been in production on its eight-part concluding season since last August. “What started as a heist, ended as a family,” Netflix tweeted.

What started as a heist, ended as a family.

It’s a wrap on Part 5 of La Casa de Papel / Money Heist.

Thank you to all the fans for being part of La Resistencia! We can’t wait to show you how this story ends. pic.twitter.com/ey2TuEZENh

— Netflix (@netflix) May 14, 2021

The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta...

La Casa De Papel, better known as Money Heist, is coming to an end with its fifth and final season.

Netflix has renewed the Spanish drama for a final, fifth run, where the heist will come to an end. Season four, which consisted of eight episodes, launched in April.

Created by Alex Pina and produced by Vancouver Media, the fifth season will consist of 10 episodes and start production in Spain on August 3.

Miguel Ángel Silvestre (Sense 8) and Patrick Criado (La Gran Familia Española) are set to join the cast.

The series stars Úrsula Coberó (Tokyo), Álvaro Morte (The Professor), Itziar Ituño (Lisbon), Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Miguel Herrán (Rio), Jaime Lorente (Denver), Esther Acebo (Stockholm), Enrique Arce (Arturo), Darko Peric (Helsinki), Hovik Keuchkerian (Bogotá), Luka Peros (Marseille), Belén Cuesta (Manila), Fernando Cayo (Coronel Tamayo), Rodrigo de la Serna (Palermo), Najwa Nimri (Inspector Sierra), and José Manuel Poga (Gandía).

Alex Pina will...

The energy and fandom of July’s San Diego Comic-Con now thriving in South America at Comic-Con Experience (Ccxp) which kicks off December 5 with a preview night and continues through December 8 in Sao Paulo — and their program is stacked.

Dubbed as the most “pic pop culture event in Brazil”, Ccxp has been a destination con and is gaining traction year after year since it launched in 2014. It’s becoming (if it hasn’t done so already) the epicenter of fandom on a global scale second to San Diego Comic-Con.

The first official day (December 6) will include a panel lineup of Amazon Prime Video series include The Boys featuring Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara and Antony Starr;The Expanse with Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar and Frankie Adams as well as the buzzy Star Trek: Picard with Santiago Cabrera, Michelle Hurd, Isa Briones and Jonathan del Arco.

This year, Marvel Studios...

Netflix’s Spanish-language smash La Casa De Papel (aka Money Heist) has set a new record for the streamer. With more than 34.3M households tuning in for Part 3, this is the largest first-week global household turnout for a non-English-language Netflix series. Over 70% finished the entire season in the initial seven days.

The third installment of the Alex Pina-created phenomenon launched on July 19. Evidenced by the massive viewing numbers, fans of the series are legion around the world — and not only in Spanish-speaking markets, but extending to such countries as France (where advertising for Part 3 has been wall-to-wall), Italy and India. In the first week, Money Heist Part 3 was the most-watched title in Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Brazil, Chile and Argentina, among others, Netflix tells Deadline.

We’re going to need more masks for all of you. 34,355,956 households watched #LCDP3 in its first week, and we can’t thank you enough...

Production has begun on Part 3 of Netflix’s Spanish-language phenomenon Money Heist. Known in Spanish-speaking markets as La Casa De Papel, the series’ third installment will air in 2019. Original creator Alex Pina is returning with some new faces joining the cast. Check them out in the video above as the gang gets back together for a table read.

Fans of the series, who are legion, will notice Pedro Alonso’s Berlin in the footage. Netflix teases that although the character died at the end of the heist in Part 2, this is sure to drive speculation about his actual fate.

Alvaro Morte stars in the thriller as El Professor, a mysterious criminal mastermind planning an epic heist. He recruits a group of eight thieves who take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain while El Professor manipulates the police to carry out his plan.

As new members Hovik Keuchkerian,...

Madrid — The third part of “La Casa de Papel” (“Money Heist”), Netflix’s most-watched non-English language show, is entering production and has added new cast. Netflix dropped a first video on Thursday celebrating the occasion.

Produced directly by Netflix and Vancouver Media, the Madrid-based shingle of series creators Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato, the third part of “La casa de papel” was originally announced in April. Very little was known then about its plot apart from that “the professor will plan new heists, revealed in 2019,” Netflix said, and that much of the original key cast would return.

“The band is back. This time it will be more than a heist and, with new members, the stakes are raised,” Netflix announced Thursday.

Set to the music of “Bella Ciao,” the new video, however, hints more at Part 3 characters than its events, as Parts I and 2 actors, led by Alvaro Morte...

Looking past the regular popular streaming playlists, audiences can find quality television shows to binge made in countries both across the pond and south of the border. Read on to find the best international television shows to watch this summer.

Breathe

“Breathe,” starring R. Madhavan and Amit Sadh, is an Indian thriller that features a cat-and-mouse story as a police detective tries to solve a string of murders of organ donors. His prime suspect is a father desperately seeking a donor to save his dying son.

How to Watch: Amazon Prime

Cable Girls

This Spanish period drama follows four women working in Madrid’s first and only telephone company in 1929 right before the global financial crash. The show showcases the hardships working women faced during the time period and how they overcame them. The series stars Blanca Suárez, Maggie Civantos, Ángela Cremonte, and Nadia de Santiago.

How to Watch: Netflix...