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The Best Episodes of Mafias and Banks

Every episode of Mafias and Banks ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Mafias and Banks!

Best episode
S1E1 The Time of Pioneers
7.618 votes
Worst episode
S1E3 Crime Without Limits
7.318 votes
Top season
Season 1
7.4avg
Binge time
2h 58m
3 episodes
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mafias and Banks Season 1 Episode 1 - The Time of Pioneers
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    S1:E1

    It was in New York, the temple of finance, that the mafia invented its own banking system. During the Great Depression, the underworld took up usury and laundered its money through gambling, while the wealthy built the new architecture of tax havens. In the 1950s, global finance was governed by the Bretton Woods system. But criminals and financiers were about to find the cracks in this framework. The New York mafia invested in the Caribbean. The bankers, for their part, invented new tools for the hidden circulation of money. It was the birth of white-collar crime, of which the Italian tax expert Michele Sindona, banker to Cosa Nostra and the Vatican, was one of the most terrifying models.

    Director:Christophe Bouquet
    Writers:Christophe Bouquet, Mathieu Verboud

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  2. Mafias and Banks Season 1 Episode 2 - Follow the Money
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    S1:E2

    The 1980s were the decade of the Wall Street wolves and the meteoric rise of cocaine and heroin trafficking. For criminal organizations, cartels, mafias and the Yakuza, the need for money laundering was immense, and some banks opened their arms to them. To combat this scourge, an Italian magistrate, Giovanni Falcone, invented a method: follow the money. But the irresistible liberalization of finance shattered all banking regulations. A race against time begins.

    Director:Christophe Bouquet
    Writers:Christophe Bouquet, Mathieu Verboud

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  3. Mafias and Banks Season 1 Episode 3 - Crime Without Limits
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E3

    The end of the Cold War raised hopes of a new world. But in the face of the new world order, the great nations are making the docile choice of globalization. Russia and China, intent on preserving their spheres of influence to counter the all-powerful United States, will have to develop unprecedented alliance strategies. For the mafias, new territories and new markets are opening up. With so many financial transactions taking place every millisecond, dirty money is more untraceable than ever. Banks, the arteries of money circulation, are becoming the butlers of occult finance. From Moscow to Vancouver, from Beijing to Beirut, it's time for organised white-collar crime.

    Director:Christophe Bouquet
    Writers:Christophe Bouquet, Mathieu Verboud

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Time of Pioneers" is the best rated episode of Mafias and Banks. It scored 7.6/10 from 18 votes. Directed by Christophe Bouquet and written by Christophe Bouquet, Mathieu Verboud, it aired on October 8, 2023. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Follow the Money".

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