Billions starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti will be sticking around for at least one more season. Showtime announced the dramatic series has earned a third season, with the renewal announcement coming after just three episodes of season two have aired. Billions was created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin, with Koppelman and Levien serving as writers, executive producers, and showrunners.
“Billions continues to be a show on the rise, growing not only in audience, but in critical buzz and cultural relevance,” stated David Nevins, President and CEO, Showtime Networks Inc. “It offers a unique mix of pure entertainment with sly commentary on our current have/have-not economy. Season two is off to a tremendous start, and has only whetted our audience’s appetite for what will come in season three.”
In addition to Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti, season two stars Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad. Rob Morrow, Dan Soder, Kelly AuCoin, Mary-Louise Parker, Danny Strong, James Wolk, Christopher Denham, Glenn Fleshler, Asia Kate Dillon, Marc Cuban, and Eric Bogosian guest star.
The Plot: Season two of Billions picked up immediately after the season one finale, as hard-charging U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) squares off against billionaire hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis), scorching the earth in a costly war for personal domination. It’s law versus money, with power, sex, and the soul of New York in the balance. Siff stars as Wendy Rhoades, Chuck’s estranged wife and the top performance coach in the hedge fund world. Akerman plays Lara Axelrod, Axe’s fiercely loyal and street-smart wife. Season two finds the characters vying for control in a changing world that presents an existential threat. For all of them, it’s a choice between evolution and extinction.
