For a fifth and final season on Netflix in 2021, the foreign Netflix phenomenon, Money Heist (also known as La Casa De Papel) will formally return in. Here's the latest and everything we know about season 5 of Money Heist, including the road to renewal, its release date, production changes and why we won't get a season 6.

The series has already broken most records, holding the current record of being Netflix's most-watched, non-English show. The series once again shattered all of the previous records it had set. Money Heist 's fourth portion has managed to rack up a whopping 65 million views.

Before we move on to what we know about season 5, you can check out the accompanying documentary called Money Heist: The Phenomenon released on April 3rd, 2020. It tracks the series' meteoric rise with guests including Ted Sarandos and most of the cast and the producers. It gave us some interesting perspectives which included the fact that the show was almost axed.

On April 3rd, 2020, Part 4 of Money Heist was released on Netflix worldwide, and consisted of eight episodes.


Official Netflix renewal: Officially renewed (last updated: 08/02/2020)

It took an eternity, but Netflix officially acknowledged that season 5 of Money Heist is coming in August 2020. Sadly, they also confirmed that “the heist comes to an end” meaning that season 5 will be the final installment of the hit Spanish series.

In a statement posted to Netflix’s “See What’s Next” account (now labeled Netflix Queue), Alexa Pina said the following regarding the renewal:

“We’ve spent almost a year thinking about how to break up the band. How to put the Professor on the ropess. How to get into situations that are irreversible for many characters. The result is the fifth part of La Casa de Papel. The war reaches its most extreme and savage levels, but it is also the most epic and exciting season.”

Up until the official renewal in August 2020, Alex Pina and his team of writers and directors have repeatedly said several times that there are plans for a fifth part.

In May 2020 shortly after the release of White Lines, Pina spoke to Deadline, and yet again, all but confirmed the future of the series. The article states:

“Season 5 is coming, but Pina could not confirm any further series because “Netflix will put a bomb in my house.””


Current expected production status: Pre-production (Last updated: August 2020)

In July 2020, we were led to believe thanks to Vancouver Media (the production company behind Money Heist) posting pictures via Instagram that leads us to believe that production has started up but we’ve yet to have official confirmation that filming has started.

In early July 2020, Alex Pina confirmed he’s still writing the fifth season with a glamorous picture of the showrunner in their back garden office. Pina tagged alongside his picture in the office (translated into English): “Writing La Casa de Papel 5.”


Also in July 2020, Pedro Alonso who plays Berlin also posted suggesting he will be returning for season 5 of Money Heist. In the post, he states:

“I just had my hair cut, tried on clothes. They all wore masks. That at times seemed like the Pentagon. Or one of Spielberg about meetings in who knows what phase. The fact is that soon I will be him again. It’s called Berlin and it’s pure love. Sometimes.”

On July 21st, 2020 Alaro Morte posted that it was his first day back saying: “I’m back. The Professor is back.”.

Filming began in August (Photos), with some on set pictures being leaked out by fans tracking the show. It confirms that Berlin is back for the fifth season and is as dapper as ever.


Warning: spoilers for La Casa De Papel / Money Heist part four and the previous seasons ahead!

Let’s quickly recap the events of part four and how it wrapped up. The heist is very much still on with Lisbon now joining the rest of the gang in the Bank of Spain.

The biggest challenge facing the gang is that The Professor is now the one who has been caught red-handed. With a gun to him, the series cuts to credits with a new rendition of Bella Caio.

There’s been plenty of theories on Alicia who has now gone rogue. Some on Reddit believe her pregnancy to be fake and others even believe she’s the ex-wife of Berlin who was introduced in the fourth season.


Back in the bank, the gang now has to work on the final stages of the heist and begin their escape. We know the team is continuing in the basement to melt down the gold into small balls for extraction.

Of course, the big question that will come if the team does manage to escape is whether they can keep their freedom, unlike last time of course. Is it even possible for them to live normal lives? After all, all their identities are out in the open.

Let’s now get into spoiler hints for the upcoming final season.

Firstly, Berlin is set to return with numerous posts from the actor and Vancouver Media teasing his return. Of course, most of his appearances in Money Heist since part two have been flashbacks which this suggests will continue going into the final season.


With an expected delay in filming, we’re probably going to see the series return at some point in 2021.

Our best guess is that it won’t be made available on Netflix until at least summer 2021. Of course, a lot will be dependent on filming schedules during a pandemic which could be moved and changed at any moment.

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