Money Heist

Money Heist

From Syndicated with Lesley and Ben by Infinity Break

May 20, 2025 · 56 min · Season 4 · Episode 5

About this episode

Lesley and Ben discuss the Spanish crime show Money Heist, exploring its themes, storytelling techniques, and character dynamics.

After a bit of hiatus, Lesley and Ben’s season on International TV continues with Money Heist, the his Spanish language crime show from Netflix about a group of bank robbers dead set on robbing the Royal Mint of Spain. This is our second show from Spain, and third Spanish overall, but instead of ghosts and worried priests, Money Heist is packed with action, intrigue and bullets. We talk about translation, non linear story telling, crime movie archetypes and the dynamic design choices that Money Heist makes in its color palette and costuming! We’re watching Season 1, Episode 1, “Do As Planned.” Runaway Tokyo is preparing to leave the country following a botched robbery and a dead partner in crime, when she’s stopped and recruited by The Professor, a strange man promising her an enormous payout for a single job. Tokyo and a team of several other pseudonymously named professional thieves enter a five month crash course to learn how to infiltrate and rip off the Royal Mint of Spain undetected. We flash forward to a heist in progress, with hints of emotional turmoil and mismatched personal relationships that may lead to the crime of the century’s bloody downfall. Syndicated with…

People in this episode

Hosts: Lesley, Ben

Topics covered

  • International TV
  • Crime
  • Heist
  • Storytelling
  • Spanish Language
  • Action

Keywords

  • Money Heist
  • Spanish TV
  • crime show
  • heist
  • Netflix
  • storytelling
  • action

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Netflix

Books & works: Money Heist

Places: Spain

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