“Billions” is a fictional thriller that takes an insider’s peek at the high finance universe by monitoring the coming clash between two titanic personalities, the hard-charging, strategically smart U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti), and Bobby “Axe” Axelrodd, the brilliant, ambitious king of hedge funds (Lewis).
This is law versus wealth, with New York’s strength, sex, and soul in the balance, as the hard-charging U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) squares with King Bobby “Axe” Axelrodd against the billionaire hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” (Lewis). In the hedge fund universe, Maggie Siff stars as Wendy Rhoades, the divorced wife of Chuck and the highest success mentor. Lara Axelrod, the intensely devoted and street-smart wife of Axe, plays Malin Akerman. In a shifting landscape that faces an existential challenge, season two discovers the protagonists fighting for power. It’s a decision between evolution and destruction for both of us.
Season two starts shortly after the first finale of the season, as a hard-charging U.S. “In a costly battle for personal dominance, Solicitor Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) faces off against billionaire hedge fund king Bobby “Hammer” Axelrod (Lewis), scorching the world. It’s the law versus wealth, with New York’s strength, sex, and soul in the balance. In a shifting landscape that faces an existential challenge, season two discovers the protagonists fighting for power. It’s a decision between evolution and destruction for both of us.
In a planet that has turned on its axis, season three of’ Billions’ discovers Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (Lewis). Both men are always eager to kill the other, but they must now struggle in the face of emerging powers and formidable rivals for their own life. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff), the wife of Chuck and the success coach of Axe, is all in an awkward and risky role for all of them, and one that eventually puts her to a choice that might irrevocably shift the course of her life. For both of these protagonists, as well as for the rest of the stellar cast, wealth, strength, justice and retribution are all on the line.
No one is secure because everyone is looking for vengeance. This is never more valid than with BILLIONS in season four. Former foes, Bobby Axelrod (Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti), and Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff), each of their chief advisors, have come together to shape an awkward yet extremely successful coalition aimed at eradicating all their competitors, including Grigor Andolov (guest star John Malkovich), Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon), Brian Connerty (Toby Leonard Moore) and Waylon ‘Jock’ Jeffcoat (guest star Clancy Brown). Ambition and betrayal have been at the core of BILLIONS for a long time, and all the protagonists find out just how high a price they’re going to have to pay to fulfill those needs this season.