Set in a high-finance world, the show sees a clash between a U.S. attorney and a hedge-fund king.
- Oct 25, 2014
AceShowbiz - Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis will star opposite each other on small screen. The A-list stars have signed on to lead drama pilot "Billions" which is developing on Showtime.
Set in the world of high finance, "Billions" revolves around the clash between two larger-than-life figures; a U.S. attorney named Chuck Rhodes, played by Giamatti, and a hedge-fund titan named Bobby "Axe" Axelrod, played by Lewis. Script for the pilot was written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and New York Times' columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin who will all be exec producing as well.
Neil Burger, the director of "Divergent", will direct the pilot with production scheduled to begin early next year in New York. This would be a reunion for Giamatti, Burger, Koppelman and Levien who worked together in 2006's "The Illusionist". For Lewis, it will be his return to the cable channel after getting a couple of Emmy nods and a 2012 win for his work on "Homeland".