Money Game: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Korean government owns a large stake in Jungin Bank. When the bank faces insolvency, the members of the Financial Services Commission struggle to stave off a repeat of the 1997 Korean financial crisis.

Chae Yi Hun is a chief in the Economic Policy Bureau at the Financial Services Commission. He does his best as an economic bureaucrat. His father is the best economist in South Korea, but Chae Yi Hun hides the identity of his father. Menawhile, Heo Jae is the chairman of the Financial Services Commission. He is an ambitious man. He experienced the Korean Financial Crisis in 1997. At that time, he became disillusioned with the powerless Korean financial infrastructure. His objective is to improve the country's financial infrastructure at any cost. Lee Hye Joon begins work at the International Finance Bureau of Ministry of Economy and Finance. During the Korean Financial Crisis, she was only an infant and her family struggled through that time. She dreams of owning a building.

Series details

• Title: Money Game
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2020-01-15
• Final broadcast date listed: 2020-03-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: tvN
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 90 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 45493
• IMDb ID: tt11478544
• TVDB ID: 373409

Cast and credited roles

• Go Soo — Chae Yi Hun
• Lee Sung Min — Heo Jae
• Shim Eun Kyung — Lee Hye Joon
• Teo Yoo — Yoo Jin Han

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2020-01-15; final listed air date 2020-03-05; episode order: 16.

Source and licence

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