Billions: Season 3 2018

     Bobby “Axe” Axelrod is the head of Axe Capital.  His team handles money raised from wealthy and powerful investors.  This season he has been on suspension from trading and Taylor Mason has been running the company since he’s in a hands-off position.  His nemesis is Chuck Rhoades in the job of U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.  Chuck is continually trying to nail Axe for infractions.  Wendy Rhoades works for Axe as a psychiatrist and in-house performance coach.  She is married to Chuck and this is a complication.  There are many characters, investors, traders, government officials, lawyers, friends and families.

     This is a very exciting season and you don’t know where it’s going to end?  You also don’t know when this season is over if there will be a Season 4?  This series shows the highs and lows of the chase for money and power.  The characters are very interesting and the writing this season has a lot of wit in the dialog.  There are many battles back and forth between bosses and underlings too.  4* (I liked this series.  

60 min, 12 episodes, created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, Andrew Ross Sorkin with Paul Giamatti, Damian Lewis, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile, Condola Rashad, Daniel K. Isaac, Dan Soder, Kelly Aucoin, Jeffrey DeMunn, Glenn Flkeshler, Asia Kate Dillon, Kira Visser, Zina Wilde, Terry Kinney, Chris Carfizzi.

Note:  Imdb 8.4 out of 10, 85% critic 88% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Amazon 4.4* out of 5* with 90 reviews, Metacritic 77 out of 100 with 5 critics 6.8 out of 10 with 20 ratings.

Special Note: Filmed in Orangeburg, Brooklyn, New York City, New York.  This is Showtime’s second-highest-rated drama behind Homeland.  Damien Lewis was in Killybegs, Ireland with his family and someone called the FBI because they thought he was a real hedge fund banker on the run.  The series shoots in Paul Giamatti’s actual New York City neighborhood.  Taylor Mason is the first non-binary gender character on a mainstream television series.  The color blue is featured throughout every episode.  It is used in the clothing of Axe and Chuck, other character and tones throughout Axe Capital offices.