One Trillion Dollars

7.2
2023

By way of a one-trillion-dollar inheritance, John Fontanelli becomes the richest man in the world. This inheritance comes with a prophecy: he is to restore humankind’s lost future. Powerful opponents are intent on preventing this endeavor.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Trailer [Subtitled]

Seasons

6 Episodes • Premiered 2023

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1. The Inheritance

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Bicycle courier John Fontanelli suddenly finds himself the heir of a trillion-dollar fortune. While the Vacchi family prepares him for what is to come, he is faced with a deadly trap set by ominous opponents.

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2. The Prophecy

John barely manages to thwart a deadly attack. Although he fears for his life, he accepts the inheritance, encouraged by Franca. When the press gets wind of this, the immense pressure causes John to seek refuge in his newly attained wealth.

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3. Hope

John and Franca launch Fontanelli Enterprises. Under the direction of Malcolm McCaine, the company buys up shares of global corporations in order to influence their exchange rates. But their success irritates a secret financial elite.

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4. Rabbit Hole

John holds billionaire Morten Hellstroem responsible for the attack on Lino. Franca can't stop him from starting a personal vendetta. He decides to buy up Hellstroem's company in order to bring him down.

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5. The Conspiracy

While Franca is set on positively influencing the exchange rates of global corporations through strategic investments, John tries to uncover the secrets of the financial elite. He goes to Algeria in order to expose the identity of its mastermind.

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6. The End of the World

The entire financial market is in danger of collapsing, leading to world-wide turmoil. John now understands what the prophecy means - it is up to him to prevent this financial meltdown and save the world from certain doom.

Cast

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Philip Froissant

John Fontanelli

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Oliver Masucci

Malcolm McCaine

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Greta Scacchi

Elena Vacchi

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Carl Malapa

Luc Fontanelli

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Stefano Cassetti

Gregorio Vacchi

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Orso Maria Guerrini

Cristoforo Vacchi

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Carsten Bjørnlund

Morten Hellstroem

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Erdal Yıldız

Marco Benetti

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Vincent Londez

Philip Monet

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Reviews

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thorian93

7/10

Today I enjoyed: One Trillion Dollars. Or "Eine Billion Dollar" as the German original is named.

And I have mixed feelings. On the one hand we get an interesting and slight crazy character by Oliver Masucci, on the other hand the German dubbing is using way too much English and anglicisms, which just felt weird.

The overall story is captivating and kept me invested, but the first and last two episodes made me feel like this should have been a several season show, but was cut short for some reason. Although the show's status here on TMDB says "Ended", which means it was not canceled, so it apparently was intended like this.

I like the story in general, because the global financial markets are probably Potemkin villages to a lot of us, hence thrillers dealing with this topic tend to be intriguing. And I liked some pictures the camera captured and some locations where the show was shot. And while I really liked Oliver Masucci as a crazy financial genius, the show did not excite me that much, and I would probably not have finished, if went on any longer.

In conclusion, I want to say this is an average show. It is good fun, if you want to kill a few hours, but do not expect a Marc Elsberg or Frank Schätzing level story.

_Originally posted on my blog: https://robingierse.de/blog/tie-one-trillion-dollar._

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