Showtime‘s “Billions” is back with all-new episodes. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhodes have been unscrupulous adversaries and underhanded allies. Still, nothing has prepared them for the ruthless machinations of billionaire Mike Prince, who’ll use everything – and everyone – at his disposal to come out on top. As alliances get ripped apart, and new enemies rise, everyone gets roped into the conflict, and consequences be damned.

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Paul Giamatti (“Sideways“) and Damian Lewis (“Band of Brothers“) star in a complex drama about power politics in the world of New York high finance.

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We love shows about the cutthroat business dealings of wealthy people, or at least it looks that way whenever memes about “Succession” and cousin Gregg invade social media. The HBO show takes more of a satirical approach to the world of the 1%, while Showtime’s hit drama “Billions” has been showing us the back-stabbing dealings of New York’s uber-rich power players. And soon you can see Julianna Margulies, Frank Grillo and Corey Stoll join the cast in the trailer for the upcoming season 5.

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“Billions”
on Showtime already has a heavyweight cast among its members, but in
season five, two more heavy hitting character actors are joining the ensemble: Julianna
Margulies (“The Good Wife”) and Corey Stoll (“House of
Cards,” “Ant-Man”). Created by showrunning writer/directors Brian
Koppelman and David Levien (“Rounders,” “Solitary Man”),
“Billions,” in case you’re unaware is drama about power politics in the world
of New York high finance.

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From the renowned writer-director of the not-good 2013 Kristen Bell vehicle “The Lifeguard” comes “One Percent More Humid.” With a stacked cast including Juno Temple, Julia Garner, Alessandro Nivola, Mamoudou Athie, and Maggie Siff, “One Percent More Humid” could be interesting. Although reactions from its Tribeca Film Festival premiere were far from glowing, the film did pick up a Best Actor trophy for Nivola’s turn.

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When it premiered at the start of 2016, you might have been forgiven for overlooking “Billions.” At the time when the term Peak TV was becoming inescapable, it was another prestige cable TV drama centered on white dudes in a world of wealth and privilege. Even the cast seemed to be recycled from other acclaimed shows: Damian Lewis from “Homeland,” Paul Giamatti from “John Adams,” Maggie Siff from “Sons Of Anarchy,” Toby Leonard Moore from “Daredevil,” David Costabile from “Breaking Bad,” Jeffrey DeMunn from “The Walking Dead.”

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The territory — big money on Wall Street — felt like it had been well-trodden recently on the big screen too, with the success of “The Wolf Of Wall Street” and “The Big Short.” So all told, it felt like it was destined to be overshadowed by other shows like HBO’s “Vinyl,” which debuted around the same time (“not quite as smart or as good as it hopes it is,” our review from January 2016 read).

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If you’ve watched your fair share of prestige TV you probably know Maggie Siff from “Mad Men” and “Sons of Anarchy.” She also had a terrific lead turn in the Sundance indie “Concussion” in 2013. Currently kicking ass on Showtime’s “Billions,” SIFF also landed a plum role in “A Woman, A Part,” which had its world premiere at the Rotterdam Film Festival Earlier this year.

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Review: Showtime's 'Billions' Pits Paul Giamatti Against Damian Lewis In A Battle For Power And Money

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