Billions Season 2

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, Billions Season 2 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 1,040 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Paul Giamatti leads a cast that never overplays its hand. Available now — press play and find out why people keep recommending it.

Billions Season 2 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The writing in Billions Season 2 treats its characters as people first, plot devices second. In season two, Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod uses his considerable resources to exact revenge on U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades. Axe's move sends Chuck reeling as he finds himself under investigation, forced to scramble to hang on to his office and his family. Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2017. The writing trusts the audience to sit with ambiguity rather than wrapping everything up in a tidy conclusion — it is the approach that separates good drama from great. It rarely drops the ball, and when it does, it recovers fast.

For anyone looking for storytelling that takes its characters seriously, Billions Season 2 delivers. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Paul Giamatti is the centre of it, and it is one of their strongest performances on record. The patience it asks of you early on is paid back with interest.