Showtime commissioned the production of drama Billions
Showtime has commissioned the production of Billions, a twelve hour long drama series. This is reported by ComingSoon, citing Showtime President David Nevins. Emmy and Golden Globe laureates Paul Giamatti star in the modern drama about the power of politics in the high finance world of New York (" John Adams ") and Damian Lewis (" Homeland "). Billions is written and executive produced by Brian Koppelman (Ocean's Thirteen), David Levin (Va-Bank) and Andrew Ross Sorkin (Too Cool for Failure). The series, which began production of the pilot earlier this year, will be movieed in New York and is scheduled to premiere in 2016. "The dynamic star duo of Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis match our incredible writing team," Nevins said in a statement. – Andrew Ross Sorkin, one of the foremost financial journalists of our time, has teamed up with Brian Koppelman and David Levin, two excellent Hollywood screenwriters, to explore this hot topic. With this level of acting and writing, I think the show will interest the most discerning audience. " The plot of the drama will focus on two titanic figures from the world of finance - the brilliant US Attorney Chuck Rhodes (Giamatti) and the ambitious King of Hedge -fond Bobby "Ax" Axelrod (Lewis). The cast also includes Maggie Siff, Malin Ackerman, Toby Moore, David Costabil and Condole Rashad. The pilot was directed by Neil Berger (Divergent), who is also the show's executive producer. The Topic of Article: Showtime commissioned the production of drama Billions. |
