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Billions Introduces New Guest Star in Season 4 – Jan 31, 2019

My Brother, Oh Brother

by Denise Petski | Deadline | January 31, 2019

Showtime broke some casting news during its presentation Thursday at the TCA Winter Tour. Michael Raymond-James has been booked as a guest spot on Billions. Raymond-James will play U.S. Attorney Bryan Connerty’s (Toby Leonard Moore) black sheep brother who’s taken a very different path in life. Raymond-James tweeted:

Season 4 of Billions takes ambition and betrayal to the next level with former enemies Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti), and Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff), the chief counselor to each, teaming up to eradicate their rivals, including Grigor Andolov (guest star John Malkovich), Taylor Mason (Asia Kate Dillon), Bryan Connerty (Moore) and Waylon “Jock” Jeffcoat (guest star Clancy Brown). The series also stars David Costabile, Condola Rashad, Kelly AuCoin, Jeffrey DeMunn and Malin Akerman.

Billions Season 4 will air March 17, 2019 on Showtime.

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Billions Season 3 Plot: Damian Gives Clues – Jan 20, 2018

Billions Season 3: Here’s Everything We Know.

by Don Kaye | Den of Geek! | January 20, 2018

Source: Twitter @SHO_Billions

Billions has quietly developed a devoted following over the course of its two seasons on Showtime.  There’s something to be said for quality, and the increasingly vocal Billions fans has helped with the show’s success.

Bobby Axelrod, played by Damian Lewis, is the kind of guy who can’t lead a “normal” life. But that’s exactly what he’ll have to try to do in Billions Season 3. This season will detail Axe’s struggle to regain his livelihood and his financial empire. Easier said than done.

As reported by Deadline, Brian Koppelman divulged, “By the 3rd episode of this season it’s pretty clear that he’s not going to accept that that’s his modern life. He’s going to work really hard to change that. We just wanted to take a superhero in a way and put them in a box for which it’s hard for them to escape.”

“We had these characters that are super powerful within their worlds,” executive producer David Levien said at the TCA press tour. “It’s fascinating to us to put them in situations where they become vulnerable or less powerful. It’s a changing landscape. The question is how will Axe react?”

Not well, one would assume. Will Axe find a way back? Here’s what Damian says about that:

“People go down on this show but they get back up pretty quick,” Damian Lewis said. “That buoyancy is what makes it so exciting to watch… He has a lieutenant now and they are the avatar of everything that he likes and believes in. He will find a way to come back.”

According to Showtime, Axe and Chuck will also “battle for their own survival amid new forces and powerful enemies.”

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Showtime Billions at TCA18 – Jan 6, 2018

Showtime Billions at TCA18 

by JaniaJania – Fan Fun with Damian Lewis – January 6, 2018

It’s been a long winter, but now that Billions has announced a return date of March 25 for Season 3, bluier skies may be ahead. On Saturday, showrunners and stars graced the stage for this year’s Television Critics Association winter press tour, where they dropped the first promo and got the buzz up and running for the new season.

The party got started in some fun Facebook live sessions. These short interviews were great at revealing actors’ insights into the characters they play as well as some fun behind the scenes bits.

First was Asia Kate Dillon. As we’ve seen, Taylor has been playing an increasing bigger role since first appearing on canvas. Last season, Axe promoted Taylor to CIO. It looks like this season their role may be even more significant.

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‘Billions’ Announces Season 3 Air Date and Drops Trailer – Jan 6, 2018

Billions Announces Season 3 Air Date and Drops Trailer

by Gingersnap – damian.lewis.com – January 6, 2018

Source: Twitter @SHO_Billions

Damian, along with the Billions core cast and co-creators, attended the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour today to announce when season three will air and to discuss some highlights of what we can expect from the show. The Television Critics Association (TCA) represents more than 200 professional journalists who cover television for publications across the United States and Canada. This year’s TCA Winter Press Tour was held at the Langham Huntington Hotel in Pasadena, California.

According to the posted schedule, Showtime’s President and CEO David Nevins, along with Gary Levine, President of Programming, held an “Executive Session Q&A,” soon followed by the Billions panel discussion, which included Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Asia Kate Dillon, Executive Producer and Co-Creator Brian Koppelman, and Executive Producer & Co-Creator David Levien.

Left to right: Brian Koppelman, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, Asia Kate Dillon, Malin Akerman, Damian Lewis and David Levien. Source: Twitter @SHO_Billions

It was reported that the press has been given the first three episodes to view, lucky dogs! We have anticipated Billions returning for season three and wrote about it here.  Billions, and Damian, will return to your television screen on….

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Showtime Sets Premiere Date for ‘Billions’ – Jan 6, 2018

Showtime Sets Premiere Date for ‘Billions’

by Joe Otterson – Variety – January 6, 2018

(L-R) Executive producers and co-creators Brian Koppelman & David Levien, actors Asia Kate Dillon, Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff and Malin Akerman (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

Showtime announced the premiere dates and released trailers for several shows during their session at the Television Critics Association winter press tour on Saturday.

Season 3 of “Billions” will launch on Showtime on March 25 at 10 p.m. The new season finds Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis) in a world that has shifted on its axis. Both men are still determined to destroy the other, but must also battle for their own survival amid new forces and powerful enemies. Wendy Rhoades (Maggie Siff) Chuck’s wife and Axe’s performance coach, is all in for both of them, an uneasy and dangerous position for her, and one that ultimately puts her to a decision that could alter the direction of her life irrevocably.

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Announcement: TCA Winter Press Tour 2018 – Jan 5, 2018

Announcement: TCA Winter Press Tour 2018

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | January 5, 2018

Fan Fun with Damian Lewis and Damian-Lewis.com will bring you the latest news, developments, pictures and more from tomorrow’s Billions TCA Winter Press Tour. Visit us often over the next coming days for more exciting announcements!

TCA Panel Gallery
TCA Portrait Studio Gallery

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2017 Winter TCA Portraits – Jan 9, 2017

2017 Winter TCA Portraits

by Gingersnap – damian-lewis.com – January 9, 2017

Damian poses in the Getty Images Portrait Studio at the 2017 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel on January 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California.

Photo by Maarten de Boer. Source: Getty Images

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Damian Lewis Says Henry VIII “As Big A Brand As Coca-Cola” – Jan 19, 2015

Damian Lewis Says Henry VIII “As Big A Brand As Coca-Cola,” While Plugging PBS’s ‘Wolf Hall’

Television Critics Association Press Tour, Winter Tour, Panel Discussion

by Lisa de Moraes – Deadline – January 19, 2015

Damian Lewis speaks onstage during the ‘MASTERPIECE “Wolf Hall” panel discussion at the PBS Network portion of the Television Critics Association press tour at Langham Hotel on January 19, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

“Henry [VIII] as a brand, is right up there with Coca Cola,” Damian Lewis said, of the oft-portrayed Tudor king he plays in PBS’s six-part miniseries Wolf Hall.  “My vanity will always relish a challenge,” Lewis said, of trying to turn in a fresh performance of the historical figure. “In fact, that probably encourages me.”

Not so fresh, maybe, were his answers to question about his character, on stage this morning at Winter TV Press Tour 2015; his “syphilitic, philandering Elvis” line, in re how Henry VIII is most often perceived/portrayed, is getting a little worn out as Lewis make the press rounds to promote the project.

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