Series synopsis
Bad Banks is a German crime drama television series that premiered on ZDF on March 1, 2018. It ended on February 7, 2020. It was created by Christian Schwochow. It stars Paula Beer, Barry Atsma, Désirée Nosbusch and Albrecht Schuch.
Ambitious Jana is confronted with the unscrupulous machinations of the world of finance. Her working life is determined by egotism, the pressure to succeed and machismo. She soon has to decide how far she is prepared to go for her career.
Premise
Ambitious Jana is confronted with the unscrupulous machinations of the world of finance. Her working life is determined by egotism, the pressure to succeed and machismo. She soon has to decide how far she is prepared to go for her career.
Premise: Are you ready to pay?
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Paula Beer as Jana Liekam
- Barry Atsma as Gabriel Fenger
- Désirée Nosbusch as Christelle Leblanc
- Albrecht Schuch as Adam Pohl
- Mai Duong Kieu as Thao Hoang
- Jörg Schüttauf as Peter Schultheiß
- Tobias Moretti as Quirin Sydow
- Jean-Marc Barr as Robert Khano
Supporting cast
- Germain Wagner as Ties Jacoby
- Jeff Wilbusch as Noah Weisz
- Marc Limpach as Luc Jacoby
- Utsav Agrawal as Shantimay Bhardevej
- Christoph Schechinger as Felix Bender
- Noah Saavedra as Ben Kaufmann
- Teddy Teclebrhan as David Kubiak
- Patrick Dewayne as Liam Atwood
- Canan Samadi as Maria
Guest cast
- Angus McGruther as Schmidty
- Rainer Furch as Helmut Markwart
- Daniel Drewes
- Tom Zahner
- Meik van Severen as Joshua
- Thomas Schmuckert as Paul Sievert
- Denis Simonetta as Businessman
- Ronald Top as Asset Manager
- Jörg Westphal as Finanzrechtsexperte
- Michael Baral as Craig O'Neill
- Anja Antonowicz as Grazyna
- Jördis Triebel as Frau Schultheiß
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 12 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 6 | March 1, 2018 | March 2, 2018 |
| Season 2 | 6 | February 6, 2020 | February 7, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Termination Successful junior banker Jana's world collapses: She is dismissed without notice. But she gets one last chance. |
March 1, 2018 |
| 2 |
Follow The Junk Jana receives insider information from Christelle Leblanc: The multi-billion dollar city development project "Leipzig 2025" will be expedited. |
March 1, 2018 |
| 3 |
The Man From London A protracted flu and work around the clock take a hard hit on Jana. Again Christelle Leblanc stands by Jana's side. But what does she really want? |
March 1, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brave New World Six months after the crash and the state bailout of Deutsche Global Invest, the cards are being reshuffled. Gabriel Fenger is in custody. |
February 6, 2020 |
| 2 |
The New Adversary No sooner has GreenWallet moved into the incubator than the start-up faces a huge problem. The team needs strengthening. An attempt to poach a top talent from competition. |
February 6, 2020 |
| 3 |
Collateral Damage To beat the competition, GreenWallet needs to be internationally active. Adam flies to London to obtain a licence for the British financial market. |
February 6, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ZDF |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 1, 2018 |
| Last aired | February 7, 2020 |
| Runtime | 52 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Thursday, Friday at 20:15:00 |