The countdown to the biggest heist in history has started again. Netflix has just released the official trailer, key art, and a new batch of images for the highly anticipated return of the Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) spin-off, Berlin. But there’s one big problem: Netflix isn’t calling it a Season 2.
Competing Netflix globally 15 May 2026The next chapter of Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato’s smash-hit series is taking us to Seville.
But if you load up your Netflix app right now looking for “Season 2,” you’ll be in for a surprise. In recent months, Netflix has quietly rebranded the first season Jewels of Berlin and Paris (Berlin y las Joyes de Paris), and the upcoming eight-episode follow-up will be officially titled Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine (Berlin y la Dama del Armino). Both titles exist as completely separate titles within Netflix.
Before we delve into why Netflix is shaking up the naming convention, let’s take a look at the brand new trailer and what we can expect from Berlin’s latest caper.
New heist, new gang members, and a new location
If The Jewels of Paris was about romance and the thrill of theft, The Lady with an Ermine is much darker in tone and sentiment and focuses on one thing, revenge.
The new trailer gives us our first glimpse of the gang getting back together – this time on the sun-drenched historic streets of Seville, Spain. Berlin (Pedro Alonso) and Damien (Tristan Ulloa) have reunited the crew for a master heist: pretending to steal Leonardo da Vinci’s iconic painting, The Lady with an Ermine.
Why show off? Because robbery is a Trojan horse.
According to the official synopsis, the gang is hired by the powerful Duke of Málaga. However, the Duke and his wife think they can play along and blackmail Berlin. big mistake. His challenge awakens Berlin’s darkest, most vengeful side.
The main Paris Heist gang is returning, consisting of Michelle Jenner, Begona Vargas, Julio Pena Fernandez and Joel Sanchez.
But as announced earlier, some new faces are also joining the fray. inma cuesta (the mess you leave behind) joins as Candela, a member of a brand new gang who is inspired to steal the heart of Berlin. During this time, Jose Luis Garcia-Perez And marta nieto Join the cast as the main antagonists: the Duke and Duchess of Málaga.
The eight-episode series was filmed in a number of breathtaking Spanish locations including Seville, Madrid, San Sebastian and Peniscola.
The big twist: why Netflix isn’t calling it quits berlin: season 2?
So, what happened with the title change? Moving away from the traditional “Season 1, Season 2” format is a big change for a show of this size. Is this an attack on some new strategy?
We’ve seen a number of season renaming changes at Netflix before. Furies in France recently returned for Season 2, but with season subtitles. love is blind Recently all of its seasons have been named after the location where each season takes place, but this completely different title within Netflix takes it to a whole new level and is similar to Ryan Murphy Demon Anthology series that are uploaded separately, although they start fresh with a new set of characters and actors every season.
It’s a well-known industry secret that viewership inevitably declines with each subsequent season of a TV show. New viewers are often intimidated by the “Season 2” or “Season 3” badges if they have not seen the first season.
By packaging Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine as a niche event series, it can attract brand new customers who just want a fun, self-contained heist show without feeling like they have “homework” to do. It also goes to show that if you missed watching Season 1, Berlin and the Jewels of Paris, that’s no barrier to diving in here.
Who is behind Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine?
Vancouver Media, the powerhouse production company founded by Alex Pina in 2016, is back on top.
Producers Alex Pina and Esther Martínez Lobato lead a massive writing room for this installment, hiring David Barrocal, Lorena G. Wrote the script with Maldonado, Itziar Sanjuan, Humberto Ortega and Luis Garrido Julve.
Directing duties for the eight episodes are divided between Albert Pinto (Nowhere), David Barrocal (Sky Rojo) and José Manuel Craviotto (Diablero).
Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine will premiere globally on Netflix on May 15, 2026. Here are all the other new photos that Netflix released for the new season:
