Bad Banks (2018) — Character Map & Story Timeline

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Bad Banks (2018) interactive character relationship network and AI-powered story timeline. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters across the narrative arc.

AI Narrative Summary

The supplied two-season context traces a movement from individual professional collapse to systemic financial crisis, followed by institutional reshuffling and a new struggle for power.

Character Network — 10 Characters

Key Relationships

Rating: 7.3/10 (98 votes)

Story Structure — 6 Plot Phases

Season 1: Sudden Dismissal

A successful junior banker is dismissed without notice but receives one last chance. Insider information about Leipzig 2025 creates a path back into high-stakes finance.

Season 1: Hidden Motives

Illness, overwork, and Christelle Leblanc's support complicate the junior banker's recovery. Leblanc's motives remain uncertain as the development project gains importance.

Season 1: Financial Collapse

Merger rumors and closed-door dealings increase institutional uncertainty. Pressure peaks when Deutsche Global Invest approaches collapse and Germany faces another financial crisis.

Season 2: After the Bailout

Six months after the crash, the state bailout reshuffles the financial landscape. Gabriel Fenger is in custody while new ventures emerge around the reconfigured system.

Season 2: Global Competition

GreenWallet enters an incubator but immediately faces staffing and competitive problems. International expansion and a British licence become necessary for survival.

Season 2: Final Alliances

GreenWallet redirects illicit funds to confront its rivals as the banking rules are rewritten. The Frankfurt power struggle culminates in a strategic meeting where alliances determine the outcome.

Content sources

Plot analysis generated from content on Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Related entry on Wikidata (Q50317521), public domain (CC0).