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Bad Genius at IMDb
| Bad Genius | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Directed by | Derick Cabrido |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Philippines |
| Original languages | |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Original release | |
| Network | Viva One |
| Release | July 17, 2025 – present |
| Related | |
| Bad Genius (Thailand) | |
Bad Genius is an ongoing 2025 Philippine crime thriller series directed by Derick Cabrido and starring Atasha Muhlach, Jairus Aquino, Gab Lagman, and Hyacinth Callado. It is the Philippine television adaptation of the 2017 Thai film of the same name. It premiered on Viva One on July 17, 2025 with new episodes released every Friday until October 10, 2025. [1] [2] [3]
A top student at Colegio de San Gabriel Possenti exposes the school's exploitation of pupils and retaliates by converting cheat sheets into a business.
| No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 [7] | "New Girl" | Derick Cabrido | Unknown | July 17, 2025 | |
Lin meets Grace on her first day at Colegio de San Gabriel Possenti, and they hit right away. Lin learns that their teacher has been charging for test leaks when she offers to help her for an impending lengthy exam. | |||||
| 2 | "The Wash Boy" | Derick Cabrido | Unknown | July 25, 2025 | |
Until Bank, Lin's main academic adversary, steps in, Lin, Grace, and Pat's cheating scheme is well underway. | |||||
| 3 | "The Drama Queen" | Derick Cabrido | Unknown | August 1, 2025 | |
Grace gets the lead part in the school's theater production with Lin's assistance. A cheat sheet is taken away from a student who is not close to Lin and her "clients" just when everything appears to be going well for them. | |||||
| 4 | "The Frog Prince" | Derick Cabrido | Unknown | August 8, 2025 | |
Pat starts to think Grace could be keeping something from him. Bank discovers a side of Lin that might completely alter their relationship, but in the meantime, Lin and Bank's developing friendship begins to blossom into something more. | |||||
| 5 | "Things Fall Apart" | Derick Cabrido | Unknown | August 15, 2025 | |
Lin tries to defend and explain herself after Bank learning of her involvement in the exam-cheating scheme. However, Lin starts to doubt all of her choices after discovering that Grace has deceived her. | |||||
| 6 | "Strange Territory" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | August 22, 2025 | |
Lin is given the chance to transform cheat papers into a lot of money by planning an international standardized test as she attempts to move past the trouble she caused in Possenti. | |||||
| 7 | "Down Under" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | August 29, 2025 | |
Desperate for money, Bank seeks help from Lin who coincidentally needed someone like Bank to pull off their biggest exam-cheating scheme yet. Bank uncovers a manipulative scheme by Pat that makes him question his decision. | |||||
| 8 | "The Test" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | September 5, 2025 | |
The exam-cheating scheme starts with Bank and Lin sends the answers from Sydney while Pat and Grace anxiously awaits to receive them. In the last section of exam, Bank was caught with the phone. | |||||
| 9 | "Once a Cheater" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | September 12, 2025 | |
Things seemingly have settled down after the incident in Sydney, until an anonymous whistleblower revealed the cheating scheme that prompted the cancellation of the STIC results. The gang gets together again to pull off another heist. | |||||
| 10 | "Episode 10" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | September 19, 2025 | |
| 11 | "Episode 11" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | September 26, 2025 | |
| 12 | "Episode 12" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | October 3, 2025 | |
| 13 | "Episode 13" | Derick Cabrido | TBA | October 10, 2025 | |
Bad Genius at IMDb
