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Billions (2016)

2016 · Drama · workplace-prestige, political-drama, contemporary-realistic

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Billions is a US prestige drama set in the overlapping worlds of hedge-fund finance and federal prosecution, driven by the gladiatorial rivalry between billionaire trader Bobby Axelrod and U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades. Its signature is verbal — machine-gun dialogue dense with pop-culture references, strategic bluffing, and moral self-justification — delivered by a cast reviewers consistently praise as exceptional, above all Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. The show rewards intellectually engaged viewers who enjoy watching highly intelligent, morally compromised characters outmaneuver each other. Early seasons are regarded as prestige-TV benchmarks; later seasons, following Axelrod's departure, are widely seen as a significant creative decline.

From the reviewers

The battle of wits between Chuck (Paul Giamatti), and Bobby (Damian Lewis) is the heart of the show...and both men are riveting to watch.
Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti lead an amazing cast that are all at the top of their game here!
The overdone, complicated lines of every dialogue of any of the lead characters have become so artificial. No one talks so densely in real life even if they were geniuses. Each time an actor opens their mouth they stare concentrating to remember the absurdly intricate ideas.
Overall, this show is smart and well written, but not believable, people don't talk like this.
you cannot decide whom to root for as both have gray shades

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