Billions
2016
Original language: English
- drama
The story
Shrewd, savvy U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades and the brilliant, ambitious hedge fund king Bobby "Axe" Axelrod are on an explosive collision course, with each using all of his considerable smarts, power and influence to outmaneuver the other. The stakes are in the billions in this timely, provocative series.
What it’s like
Cool, dim glass-and-steel interiors give way to warm amber offices, with Manhattan skylines glowing through tall windows and the restless blue of city dusk pressing against them. The camera tends to hold on faces in medium close-up, watching men in tailored suits trade glances across conference tables, and the sound is a steady hum of phones, trading-floor chatter, and tense, pulsing electronic score that rises whenever a deal tilts. Its vibe is sleek, combative and quietly seductive, the kind of show to sink into on a late weeknight with a drink in hand or to keep on in the background while you wind down. Pacing is brisk and talky, built around rapid-fire dialogue and sudden reversals, and the emotional register runs on rivalry, pride and marriage under strain, with its two central men each slowly revealing the costs of their ambition. Violence is rare and mostly verbal, though there is sexual content, profanity, and occasional brutal confrontations. The result is tense but never gory. It suits viewers who enjoy power games, moral grey areas, and polished, adult-oriented drama about money and ego.
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