Category: Print Media
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The Billions Cast on What They’ve Learned from Wall Street – May 5, 2020
Rage Rooms and Mason Jars by Lane Florsheim | Wall Street Journal | May 4, 2020 When stay-at-home orders began, the cast and crew of Billions had finished seven of season 5’s twelve episodes, the first of which aired May 3. On a Zoom call with WSJ., some of the cast and crew’s most vital…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 1 Recap: Wall Street Journal – May 5, 2020
Enlightenment and ‘Deca’-Dence by Paul Vigna | Wall Street Journal | May 4, 2020 “Kings? They don’t blow around, man. They stand there and they take.†Axe is back, and he’s on the road, scruffy and bearded, on an ostensibly Zen motorcycle trip with Wags, his right-hand reprobate (we’re not judging). In a tent with…
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Billions Superlatives “The New Decas” – May 4, 2020
A Wedding, a Divorce, and an Ayahuasca Trip by Miles Surrey | The Ringer | May 4, 2020 Television always has been an essential respite from the stress and daily grind of our lives. After a long day, sometimes you just want to kick back and watch some dumb robots fight each other while Aaron…
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VIDEO: Billions Showrunners Break Down the Season 5 Premiere and What’s to Come – May 4, 2020
Variety After Show by Staff and Cynthia Littleton | Variety | May 3, 2020 Can the group of hardcore characters who fuel the “Billions†universe overcome their baser instincts to find success and happiness? These are the broad themes of the fifth season of “Billions,†Showtime’s twisty-turny drama series set against the backdrop of New…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 1 Recap: New York Times – May 3, 2020
Chopping Heads by Sean T. Collins | New York Times | May 3, 2020 Season 5, Episode 1: ‘The New Decas’ Move over, Bobby Axelrod: You’re not the only pugnacious redhead in Axe Cap’s hallowed halls anymore. For a brief time during the wildly entertaining Season 5 premiere of “Billions,†the truculent employees of both…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 1 Recap: Entertainment Weekly – May 3, 2020
We’re Back to Chuck vs. Axe in a Brutal Showdown by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | May 3, 2020 As everything changes, everything stays the same. The Rhoades family has been through a lot lately. Wendy and Chuck are still separated, and it’s looking like there’s no path to reconciliation. Chuck Sr. is on…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 1 Recap: Vulture – May 3, 2020
Bad Company by Sarene Leeds | Vulture | May 3, 2020 It feels like any new episodes of scripted television nowadays should come with a disclaimer. In the case of the Showtime drama Billions, I imagine it would read something like this: “What you’re about to see was written and shot before the American outbreak…
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Billions Season 5 Episode 1 Recap: Forbes – May 3, 2020
New Enemies, Reignited Rivalries and the Wreckage of Revenge by Dana Feldman | Forbes | May 3, 2020 As many hit the wall in quarantine, wondering just how much more social isolation they can handle, a saving grace returns! Showtime’s mega-hit drama Billions is back for its highly-anticipated fifth season, which is definitely on par…