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      Billions (2016)


      Season 1
      Billions

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      Despite a lack of likable characters, Billions' soapy melodrama and larger-than-life canvas offer plenty of repeat viewing potential.

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      Critic Ratings: 135

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      User Ratings: 893

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      Episodes

      • 1. Pilot

        Air date: Jan 17, 2016

        A New York attorney gets an inside tip about a billionaire's insider trading, and although the case could make his career, his wife has ties to the billionaire.

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      • 2. Naming Rights

        Air date: Jan 24, 2016

        Axe takes measures to gird the company against the investigation; Wendy must prove her loyalty; Chuck's probe is temporarily derailed; Hall develops a mole; Axe makes an aggressive move.

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      • 3. YumTime

        Air date: Jan 31, 2016

        Chuck learns that a rival has made inroads in the Axe case; Axe makes an activist play for a family-owned bakery corporation.

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      • 4. Short Squeeze

        Air date: Feb 7, 2016

        Axe meets a woman who makes him face the limits of his freedom; one of Axe's important holdings is attacked; Chuck learns the inner workings of Axe Capital.

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      • 5. The Good Life

        Air date: Feb 14, 2016

        Axe orders his traders to unload, then disappears from Axe Capital; Wags and Wendy try to maintain morale; Chuck intensifies his investigation, and finds a key witness.

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      • 6. The Deal

        Air date: Feb 21, 2016

        Axe plans a scorched-earth defense against the public attack on his company; Chuck's interrogation does not go as planned; Wendy tries to facilitate a deal that hinges on a meeting between Axe and Chuck.

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      • 7. The Punch

        Air date: Mar 6, 2016

        Pressure starts to take its toll on Axe; Chuck uses the past to his advantage.

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      • 8. Boasts and Rails

        Air date: Mar 13, 2016

        The case is jeopardized by a tip; secrets from Axe's past come to light.

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      • 9. Where the F... Is Donnie?

        Air date: Mar 20, 2016

        Axe and Chuck are spinning in the wake of a sudden, but mysterious disappearance.

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      • 10. Quality of Life

        Air date: Mar 27, 2016

        Following a death, Axe and Wendy do some soul-searching; Chuck suffers a setback; a corrupt judge dismisses the case; Axe takes his revenge.

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      Cast & Crew

      Damian Lewis
      Paul Giamatti
      Maggie Siff
      Malin Akerman
      Toby Leonard Moore
      David Costabile
      Condola Rashad
      Brian Koppelman
      David Levien
      Andrew Ross Sorkin

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      Critic Reviews for Billions: Season 1

      Audience Reviews for Billions: Season 1

      • Mar 13, 2023
        Billions is an incredibly compelling show that takes you on a thrilling ride of greed, power, and manipulation. It follows the lives of hedge fund king Bobby Axelrod, U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades, and their entourages as they battle for supremacy. The writing is superb, the acting is top notch and the stakes are always high. The show offers a gripping look into the world of high finance, politics, and human behavior. It's a must-see for any fan of drama.
      • Mar 18, 2022
        Well, I have to say this compares very poorly to Succession. After binging my way through all the Succession episodes, I was looking forward to more of the same genre of the cutthroat business world. However, whereas it was thrilling to watch the super rich and glitzy Roy family and all the trappings of their tremendous wealth as they schemed and stabbed each other in the back, it has been an ordeal getting through Billions. There is no humor, redeeming characters, or fun in this show at all. Though the characters in Succession are quite repugnant as well, at least they are interesting…Kieran Caulkin in particular is hilarious in embodying his uninhabited walking talking id. Billions on the other hand is morose. Despite the name, the sets are not particularly glitzy nor befitting of people with that amount of wealth. It is particularly hampered by an implausible and increasingly unwieldy plot. Seriously, Paul Giamatti's wife is still working at Ace Capital while he endeavors to take him down? He "recuses" himself from the case only to pull the strings behind the scenes? This from a man with serious political aspirations. And then he has a plea deal in hand along with a check for $1.9 billion dollars from Damian Lewis only to blow up the deal simply due to hubris? Are you serious??? Well, of course there could be no deal because that would make for a very short series. And that is perhaps why the whole thing just doesn't work. The premise is ridiculous. Maggie Siff's role is essentially just an extended deus ex machina that runs through the entire series. I don't think I'll be able to sit through the rest of the five seasons.
      • Feb 14, 2022
        All the seasons come in at a 9.5 but except for the last season which was to PC or Woke for my taste. Episode 3 season 6 show several close up life size photos of failed gubernatorial candidate Stacy Abrams in Axe Capitals office. How ironic this episode played during Abrams photo scandal of her unmasked with masked students at an Atalanta elementary school. The first five seasons were great but with Lewis departure and the new Woke theme, I stopped watching for do not care what happens during this final season.
      • Jan 22, 2022
        There's some great moments and some great acting, particularly from Paul Giamatti. And hey they gave a job to some comedians I like. However, the writers are arrogant as hell and it trickles down into each and every character in the show except maybe Mafee. Everyone has to be quippy and give obscure references to show how just how smart they are all the time. You can feel the sense of superiority in the writing...and if it was just for characters who rightly have a sense of superiority that'd be fine, but it is EVERY CHARACTER. They all have the same condescending tone and want to constantly show off how smart they are, it drowns the overall vibe of the show because everyone's a one-dimensional two-face that's always trying to one-up everyone else. This is what happens when people are just a lil' smart, they have to flaunt it. If the writers were as brilliant as they wished they were, they'd probably be the characters in the show instead of just writing about them.
      • Oct 18, 2021
        The type of show we all come to HBO for. An iteration of Entourage with a different and diverse spin. Somehow tells a story we'd all secretly like to be apart of.
      • Oct 02, 2021
        late to the party here - just finished Season 1. when this show isn't knee deep in pandering doo doo (which isn't often), and forgiving the occasional badly written\badly delivered line (again, it's not too often, but is noticeable), it will satisfy most who like to sit down to a good 60 minute commercial free TV show - serial for grownups. or naughty wannabe grownups!
      • Jul 21, 2021
        Moves like a rocket, with incredible dialogue that you sometimes have to pause just to digest. The battle between the two powerful leads is incredible and makes delicious viewing. Note: this review covers the first five seasons. Highly recommended, though it will only appeal to a certain type of viewer (the financial side and associated slang could be hard to follow and off-putting)
      • Jun 03, 2021
        This tv season held my interest. It is a story of the pursuit of a very wealthy head of a hedge fund by a New York district attorney. It is, according to Wikipedia, based on a real-life prosecution of financial crime by a USA federal authority. It provides an interesting exposé of how those with the incentives and the means might use insider information, pumping of stocks, and other methods for financial gain and power over others. Both protagonists, the billionaire and the district attorney, use illegal methods. Both try to justify what they do. The company psychiatrist for the hedge fund brings another way of understanding the characters in the drama. There is also plenty of interest generated through the connections and obligations of family ties and old friendships. I liked the storylines in the various episodes. The series has its faults, however overall it is pretty good and shows how life can be complex and not always clear cut.
      • Jul 29, 2020
        5 stars for the story, writing, and character development. Minus -2 stars for all the swearing and occasional raunchy/nudity/sexy scenes.
      • Jul 16, 2020
        Fantastic! Great to watch during Quarantine

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