Damian Lewis is returning to Showtime and he's bringing Paul
Giamatti with him.
Homeland alum Lewis and Oscar-nominated Giamatti have been
tapped to star in Showtime's drama pilot Billions, The Hollywood Reporter has
learned.
Billions is a fictional drama that takes a forensic look at
the world of high finance by tracking the approaching collision between two
titanic figures — the hard-charging, whip-smart U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhodes
(Giamatti), and the brilliant, ambitious hedge-fund king, Bobby "Axe"
Axelrod (Lewis).
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Andrew Ross Sorkin Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Divergent, Limitless) will
direct the pilot, which will film in New York in early 2015.
Billions is written and executive produced by Brian
Koppelman, David Levien and Squawk Box's Andrew Ross Sorkin, and was picked up
to pilot in March.
The role marks a return to the premium cable network for
Lewis, who won a Golden Globe and Emmy for his portrayal of Nicholas Brody on
Showtime's Emmy-winning drama Homeland. His credits include Band of Brothers
and PBS' upcoming Wolf Hall. The casting comes after Showtime president David
Nevins fought hard to keep Lewis' Brody on Homeland after season one when the
character was originally envisioned as having a shorter run on the series. He's
repped by UTA, Markham Froggatt and Jackoway Tyerman.
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