Everything you need to know about 'Money Heist' before season 5

In May, Netflix announced the release date for the final season of "Money Heist" in an explosive teaser trailer, which showed the group of thieves under attack in the Bank of Spain. However, part five differs from previous seasons in two ways. Whilst the last two seasons have been brought down to eight episodes, part five will have ten episodes.

In addition, these episodes will be split into two parts, half being released in volume one on September 3. The other half will be released in volume two exactly three months later on December 3.

The creator of "Money Heist" Álex Pina said that the first volume will "create the sensation of a season finale or series finale" whilst the second focuses on "the emotional situation of the characters."

IMDB lists most of the crew appearing in the first episode of season five, including Nairobi who was killed in season four. The main component of "Money Heist" is it's non-linear story, going from the current time of the heist, to when they were planning it. Hence, it's likely that Flores may appear in flashback scenes similar to Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Paco Tous (Moscow), and Roberto Garcia (Oslo) who all appeared in the series even after their characters' deaths.

The remaining members of the crew are all returning including favorites such as Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó), Rio, Denver (Jaime Lorente), Stockholm (Esther Acebo), Helsinki (Darko Peric), Raquel Murillo, and Rodrigo De la Serna's Palermo.

As shown by the teaser, Sierra and The Professor will also be returning seemingly as antagonists. In addition, Miguel Ángel Silvestre from "Sense8" and Patrick Criado from "La Gran Familia Española" are both set to join the cast for Season 5, according to Deadline.

When we last left the crew at the end of "Money Heist" season four, the plan to steal from the Bank of Spain seemed to have been ripped apart. A fan favorite, Nairobi, played by Alba Flores, had been killed by a hostage that had escaped, Cesar Gandia (José Manuel Poga). Alicia Sierra (Najwa Nimri), the sadistic, heavily pregnant investigator, had finally captured the Professor. However, Sierra only found The Professor after going rogue from the police authorities, so it is unclear yet whether she will turn him over or deal with him herself.

Whilst the criminals have mostly pulled off their heists without a lot of killing and violence, the synopsis for part five alludes that this might not be possible for the final standoff.

It reads: "Just when it seems like nothing else could go wrong, an enemy comes on the scene that is much more powerful than any they've faced: the army. The end of the greatest heist in history is approaching, and what began as a robbery will turn into a war."

IMDB lists most of the crew appearing in the first episode of season five, including Nairobi who was killed in season four. The main component of "Money Heist" is it's non-linear story, going from the current time of the heist, to when they were planning it. Hence, it's likely that Flores may appear in flashback scenes similar to Pedro Alonso (Berlin), Paco Tous (Moscow), and Roberto Garcia (Oslo) who all appeared in the series even after their characters' deaths.

The remaining members of the crew are all returning including favorites such as Tokyo (Úrsula Corberó), Rio, Denver (Jaime Lorente), Stockholm (Esther Acebo), Helsinki (Darko Peric), Raquel Murillo, and Rodrigo De la Serna's Palermo.

As shown by the teaser, Sierra and The Professor will also be returning seemingly as antagonists. In addition, Miguel Ángel Silvestre from "Sense8" and Patrick Criado from "La Gran Familia Española" are both set to join the cast for Season 5, according to Deadline.

Entertainment Weekly recently attended a virtual set visit of "Money Heist" and the showrunner, Álex Pina, and the executive producer Jesús Colmenar told them about the reasoning for Nairobi's death.

Colmenar said, "Nairobi represented the heart of the gang in a way, and in this last season [she] would have had a hard time fitting in because this is a season of direct confrontation. But her legacy is going to inspire the other characters.

"The romantic and feel-good idea of a robbery without victims, of a struggle for freedom and resistance but without hurting anyone, smashes into the wall of reality in this last season," Colmenar added. "From now on, the characters will have to fight for their lives."

Pina spoke about the importance of women in the story, teasing a "new twist involving women in this season." 

"This season is one of total destruction," he added.