
The cum-ex scandal has caused 146 billion euros in losses in several countries. Inspired by true events, two women from Germany and Denmark are trying to put an end to…
Drama, Comedy • Series • 2025 • 1 season
Starring: Justus von Dohnányi, Nils Strunk, Karen-Lise Mynster
Created by: Jan Schomburg

S1 E1 - Episode 1
In Frankfurt, tax lawyer Dr. Bernd Hausner and the young Sven Lebert set up a fund based on the double refund of capital gains tax: so-called Cum-Ex transactions.
Apr 13, 2025 • 44m

S1 E2 - Episode 2
In Germany and Denmark, legislation is being drafted in parallel to prevent cum-ex transactions. However, in both countries, the banking lobby is succeeding in influencing the legislation.
Apr 13, 2025 • 44m

S1 E3 - Episode 3
Hausner and Lebert realize that their business partner, Fred Allen, has been cheating on them for years; they can't report him. For the first time, Lebert considers a future without his mentor.
Apr 13, 2025 • 45m

S1 E4 - Episode 4
Young tax official Anna Nowak refuses to reimburse Hausner and Lebert's funds worth millions. She informs public prosecutor Lena Birkwald, who takes over the case.
Apr 13, 2025 • 45m

S1 E5 - Episode 5
Public Prosecutor Birkwald and her team are slowly becoming aware of the extent of the cum-ex transactions. She is pursuing a plan to conduct simultaneous searches in 16 countries.
Apr 14, 2025 • 45m

S1 E6 - Episode 6
The worldwide searches were a complete success for Public Prosecutor Birkwald – much to the displeasure of Hausner and Lebert. Lebert also learned that he had been let down by her.
Apr 14, 2025 • 45m

S1 E7 - Episode 7
With Lebert's help, investigative journalists Liholt from Copenhagen and Fromm from Hamburg deceive the Cum-Ex fraudster Akram and get a picture of the shocking extent of the scandal.
Apr 14, 2025 • 45m

S1 E8 - Episode 8
Lena Birkwald succeeds in making the extent of tax fraud clear to the Finance Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia. But Birkwald also wants to get to grips with the institutions themselves: the banks.
Apr 14, 2025 • 44m
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The cum-ex scandal has caused 146 billion euros in losses in several countries. Inspired by true events, two women from Germany and Denmark are trying to put an end to it.
Drama, Comedy • TV Series • 2025