Part 1

## Chronology

**Part 1** (also referred to as the *first part* of season 1) of Netflix's *Money Heist* consisted of 13 episodes, and aired on December 20, 2017.

## Synopsis

*Eight thieves take hostages and lock themselves in the Royal Mint of Spain as a criminal mastermind manipulates the police to carry out his plan.*

## Plot

Part 1 begins with the aftermath of a failed bank robbery by a woman named "Tokyo", as a man named the "Professor" saves her from being caught by the police and proposes to her a heist of drastic proportions. After a brief outline of the planned heist, the story jumps to the beginning of a multi-day assault on the Royal Mint of Spain in Madrid. The eight robbers are code-named after cities: Tokyo, Moscow, Berlin, Nairobi, Rio, Denver, Helsinki and Oslo.

Dressed in red jumpsuits with a mask of the Spanish painter Salvador Dalí, the group of robbers take 67 hostages as part of their plan to print and escape with €2.4 billion through a self-built escape tunnel. The Professor heads the heist from an external location. Flashbacks throughout the series show the five months of preparation in an abandoned hunting estate in the Toledo countryside; the robbers are not to share personal information nor engage in personal relationships, and the assault shall be without bloodshed.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Úrsula Corberó as Tokyo
* Itziar Ituño as Raquel Murillo
* Álvaro Morte as The Professor
* Paco Tous as Moscow
* Pedro Alonso as Berlin
* Alba Flores as Nairobi
* Miguel Herrán as Río
* Jaime Lorente as Denver
* Esther Acebo as Mónica Gaztambide
* Enrique Arce as Arturo Román
* María Pedraza as Alison Parker
* Darko Peric as Helsinki
* Fran Morcillo as Pablo Ruiz
* Kiti Mánver as Mariví Fuentes

### Recurring

* Roberto García as Oslo
* Juan Fernández as Alfonso Prieto
* Fernando Soto as Ángel Rubio
* Anna Gras as Mercedes Colmenar
* Mario de la Rosa as Suárez
* Miquel García Borda as Alberto Vicuña
* Naia Guz as Paula Vicuña
* Clara Alvarado as Ariadna Cascales

## Episodes

 The Professor recruits a young female robber and seven other criminals for a grand heist, targeting the Royal Mint of Spain.

 Hostage negotiator Raquel makes initial contact with the Professor. One of the hostages is a crucial part of the thieves' plans.

 Police grab an image of the face of one of the robbers. Raquel is suspicious of the gentleman she meets at a bar.

 Raquel suffers a personal crisis with her ex. The hostages are frightened by the gunshots they overheard. The thieves argue among themselves.

 The thieves let a medical team enter the Mint, and an undercover policeman sneaks in with them. Can the Professor stay one step ahead of Raquel?

 Mónica's condition worsens. The Professor enjoys the spoils of his latest trick. Río is disturbed by news he sees on the television.

 A break in the investigation and a mistake by one of the thieves puts the Professor at serious risk of being discovered.

 Tokyo catches Alison chatting with Río and confronts her. The police suspect a spy is in their midst.

 The Professor races to stop a witness from identifying him. Berlín seeks revenge once his own name is revealed and slandered in the press.

 Raquel enters the Mint to ascertain that all of the hostages are still alive and well. Nairobi gives Alison advice.

 Ángel and Raquel question each other's loyalties. Mónica makes a move on Denver. Río is faced with a difficult decision.

 Arturo continues to formulate an escape plan for a group of hostages. The Professor reveals who gave him the idea for the heist.

 The Professor meets Raquel's mother under stressful circumstances. At the Mint, the thieves offer the hostages a decision: money or freedom?

## Media

* Promotional Images
* Character Portraits
* Behind the Scenes

### Video

Money Heist - Part 1 Official Trailer Netflix