Since it was added to the streaming site it has gained a huge global audience and is the most watched non-English series ever on Netflix across all regional variations.

Spanish is one of the most widely spoken language in the world (the most widely spoken according to some data analysis companies) and Spain is a country with a long and successful history of phenomenal movies, shows, writers and directors.

Spanish cinema is typically much more emotional, more political and more art house than Hollywood or even Bollywood movies. Spanish cinemas bring tears and long debates about love and politics among the theatre goers.

If you manage to make it to the end of season two of La Casa de Papel without crying and questioning the morals of the modern fiscal and judiciary systems then you might have some serious emotional and moral issues.

Why is La Casa de Papel so successful?

The story follows a group of people robbing the Spanish royal mint. Only they have morals, don’t hurt anyone and don’t steal from any one. They take nothing that belongs to another person.

The “Ethical Robbers” expose the police and governmental corruption and lack of ethics as they pull out every dirty trick in the book to kill those who make them look bad.

Through out the series the Italian language partizan song “Bella Ciao” which in real life found fame in the former Yugoslavia as a song of rebellion against oppressors and invading armies, plays frequently, the song is a song about a partizan fighting against fascism and far right politics and becoming a celebrated martyr when killed and buried on the top of a mountain under a beautiful flower. The song was very popular in Spain, Italy and Yugoslavia during the Second World War, Spanish Civil War and Yugoslav Genocides 1991-2001. To this day the song is sung in the Balkans as a symbol of strength in the face of overwhelming odds and against racism.

Sticking with Spain’s strong Balkan ties, the cast features Spanish and Serbian characters speaking in Spanish and Serbian with some hilarious lines if you speak both languages. (As our CEO does who translated with award winning performance).

The cast are very talented and lovable pulling on our moral and emotional heart strings right from the start.

Yes! La Case de Papel was renewed for a third season earlier this year. And is out NOW!

The series was originally produced for Spanish network Antena 3 but Season 3 will be billed as an exclusive Netflix Original.

Season three will have 8 episodes.

Originally supposed to be a mini-series, the season two final has left fans wanting more so Netflix delivered.

Speaking at the announcement last month, Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix said: “With over 100 European projects launching this year, we are committed to being a voice for European entertainment.”