Bank Under Siege (Netflix series, 2024) & Citadel: Honey Bunny (Prime Video, 2024)
Bank Under Siege (or: Asalto al Banco Central) is a Spanish heist thriller series that is based on real events that took place in May 1981.
Some background first: after the death of fascist dictator Franco in 1975, he was succeeded as the country’s leader by King Juan Carlos and a parliamentary democracy was introduced.
A democracy wasn’t what everybody …
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