‘Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area’ ranks third worldwide within 1 day of its release

▲ This photo, provided by Netflix, shows a scene of "Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area." (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

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SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- Netflix’s new original series “Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area” ranked third in global ranking within one day of its release.

According to “FlixPatrol,” a website which provides an online content service streaming ranking, “Money Heist: Korea,” a remake of a popular Spanish series of the same name, ranked third worldwide in Netflix TV program sector as of the previous day. It is only within one day after the whole series of season 1 was released on the 24th.

As of national rankings, “Money Heist: Korea” has topped at a total of 5 countries including South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Morocco.

Also, it ranked second in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, and Venezuela, and ranked third in United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Portugal, Mauritius, Kenya, Jamaica, Hong Kong, Honduras, and Ecuador.

It ranked seventh in Spain, the country which produced the original series.

“Money Heist: Korea” is about divided Korean Peninsula, about to reunify in 2026.

It tells the story of crime experts organized by genius strategists called “professor” committing robbery of hostages in a mint where North-South joint money is printed, starring Yoo Ji-tae, Kim Yun-jin, Park Hae-soo, and Jun Jong-seo.

“FlixPatrol” rates and ranks online contents by country based on the top 10 rankings provided by Netflix.

Among the top 10 rankings of Netflix TV program sector as of the 25th, tvN’s drama “Ghost Doctor,” which ended last February, starring RAIN and Kim Beom, ranked the nineth.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Kim Jimin.)

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