Money Heist is genuinely entertaining and intellectually engaging—the heist planning is clever, the characters are compelling, and it became a global phenomenon for legitimate reasons. The problem? It's also violent, sexually explicit, and fundamentally about making armed robbers into folk heroes.

For parents of older teens (17+), this could be watchable together with active discussion about the moral gymnastics the show performs. The strategic thinking is genuinely impressive, and it does raise real questions about economic inequality and desperation. But you need to be ready to counter the show's romanticization of crime with some reality checks.

For anyone under 17? Hard pass. The violence is graphic, the sexual content is explicit, and the last thing a younger teen needs is to think that being a criminal mastermind is aspirational. There are plenty of heist movies and shows that deliver clever plotting without the moral murkiness and mature content (Ocean's Eleven, anyone?).

Bottom line: It's a well-made show that's completely inappropriate for kids and requires serious critical thinking skills to watch responsibly.