Bad Genius: The Series

Adapted and expanded from the critically acclaimed 2017 blockbuster Thai thriller film of the same name, 'Bad Genius: The Series' follows Lin, an exceptionally brilliant scholarship student from an underprivileged background who enters a prestigious elite high school. When Lin discovers the school secretly levies hefty under-the-table 'tea money' fees on struggling parents like her devoted single father, her moral compass fractures. Sympathizing with her wealthy but academically challenged friend Grace, Lin devises clever, unconventional cheating methods that soon blossom into an underground, high-stakes cheating racket funded by Grace's wealthy, entitled boyfriend Pat. As demand for Lin's services surges among the school's affluent student body, she encounters Bank, another fiercely intelligent and upright scholarship student who is fiercely opposed to academic dishonesty. However, personal tragedy and the systemic injustices engineered by the elite push Bank to a financial breaking point. Lin and Pat manipulate the situation to recruit Bank into orchestrating an audacious, international cheating heist involving the STIC (Standard Test for International Colleges) examination in Sydney, Australia, leveraging timezone differences to leak answers back to Bangkok. The series dives deeper into the socioeconomic divide and institutional rot within Thailand's academic system than its film predecessor, escalating tension and interpersonal stakes. As moral boundaries blur and loyalties fracture, the four students face severe moral, psychological, and legal consequences, testing whether their genius can outsmart an inescapable system without sacrificing their futures.