Bad Genius: The Series - Season 1 (2025)

On Lin's first day at Colegio de San Gabriel Possenti, she meets Grace, and they instantly click. When Lin volunteers to tutor her for an upcoming long test, she discovers that their teacher has been selling test leakages for a price.

Lin, Grace, and Pat’s cheating scheme is in full swing until Bank, Lin’s biggest academic rival, gets in the way.

Thanks to Lin's help, Grace lands the lead role in the school's theater play. Just when everything seems to be going smoothly for Lin and her 'clients,' a cheat sheet is confiscated—from a student outside their circle.

Pat begins to suspect that Grace is hiding something from him. Meanwhile, Lin and Bank's growing friendship starts to turn into something more, until Bank uncovers a side of Lin that might change everything.

After Bank discovers her role in the exam-cheating scheme, she tries to explain her side. But when Lin learns that Grace has betrayed her, she begins to question every decision she’s made.

As Lin tries to move on from the trouble she created in Possenti, she is offered a new opportunity to turn cheat sheets into big money by scheming an international standardized exam.

Lin recruits Bank for their biggest scheme yet, where the stakes and risks have never been higher. But before it even begins, Bank uncovers a shocking truth about Pat's cruel intention that makes him question whether this path was ever his choice.

The STIC exam begins and so is Lin, Bank, Pat and Grace's biggest cheating scheme to date. As the stakes get higher, their emotions soar to the extreme.

After the STIC fiasco in Sydney, everything seems to fall into place, until a new opportunity arises, pulling the gang back for their biggest heist yet.

Lin agrees to help Bank, Pat, and Grace break into a printing firm for a national test sample, only to find the job spirals far beyond what they expected.

In the midst of their tough scheme, tensions rise as things fall out of place. Bank steps up and takes the pressure on his shoulders. What follows is a thrilling hide-and-seek.

Everything they’ve done in the past has led them to this moment. Lin, Bank, Pat, and Grace must decide whether to push forward or abort their plan. Whatever they choose, the consequences will be immense.

After making the toughest decision of her life, Lin’s world, and everyone around her, spirals out of control. But when the dust finally settles, she devises a plan to beat the system.