Billions: Trailer, certificate and where to watch
Grandstanding financial drama series starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti
Year: 2016-2023
Certificate: 18
Money sits at the heart of this slick and sleek blockbusting drama about the world of high finance. Scenting corruption and double dealing, New York district attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) decides to go after uber-wealthy hedge fund king Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod (Damian Lewis). But Axe isn't going to go down without a fight...
Snarling, sneering and spitting putdowns, Giamatti and Lewis are on top form in this epic drama about greed and ambition. The first five series where they go head to head are spectacularly good, while series six - where House Of Cards' Corey Stoll arrives to play Rhoades' latest corrupt moneyman target, Prince - isn't half bad either, but it lacked a certain zing.
The seventh and final run featured the welcome return of Damian Lewis as Axe arrives from his European exile to wreak havoc, Rhoades throws everything at bringing down the corrupt one percenters and Prince's bid for the US presidency ramps up. Thankfully, with all that, Billions manages to end on more of a bang than a whimper. (Seven series)
