MORE Casting News for Showtime Drama Pilot Billions!

We all know that Damian Lewis signed on to co-star with Paul Giamatti in the new Showtime pilot Billions, a fictional drama that explores the world of high finance from the perspective of its two main characters: Damian Lewis as the brilliant, ambitious hedge-fund king, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod and Paul Giamatti as the hard-charging, whip-smart US Attorney Chuck Rhoades.

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Hollywood Reporter reports today that Sons of Anarchy alum Maggie Siff joins the Billions cast as Wendy Rhoades, Chuck's wife. 

source: Hollywood Reporter

From Hollywood Reporter: 

"Siff plays Wendy Rhoades, Chuck's wife. After graduating at the top of her medical school class and training as a psychiatrist, she is now a highly in demand performance coach who works with some of the most powerful and influential figures in the world of high finance. 

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. Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Divergent, Limitless) will direct the pilot, which will film in New York in early 2015.

Siff's credits include Mad Men and features Concussion, Leaves of Grass, Funny People and the upcoming The Fifth Wave." 

NEWS just came in! Damian Lewis in "Billions" pilot for Showtime!

When we caught up with Damian Lewis two weekends ago at Cheltenham Literature Festival, he told all the fans "watch this space!" See it here.

And, we have! 

And, news has just come in that Damian will co-star with Paul Giamatti in a pilot for a new Showtime Wall Street drama series "Billions." 

From Entertainment Weekly:

"Damian Lewis is returning to Showtime: EW has learned the former Homeland star has signed on to co-star in a new Wall Street drama series pilot along with fellow acclaimed actor Paul Giamatti.

The duo will headline Billions, which explores the world of high finance by following “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).” Neil Burger (Divergent, Limitless) will direct the pilot, which will be filmed in New York in early 2015.

The casting pairs an Oscar nominee (Giamatti) and a Golden Globe winner (Lewis) at the premium network, which has recently narrowed the awards gap with rival leader HBO. The pilot is written and executive produced by Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Rounders) along with financial journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin."