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Billions Season 5 Episode 8 Copenhagen: Entertainment Weekly Review

Two Big Wins for Axe, But This Ain’t Over Yet

by Kyle Fowle | Entertainment Weekly | September 5, 2021

Billions is finally back! Season 5 was interrupted by COVID-related work stoppages last year, depriving all of us of the back half of what has so far been a really solid season. A quick recap, since it’s been so long: Axe is trying to get in the business of running a charter bank so he can, you know, have even more money than usual. Chuck, as attorney general, is doing everything he can to stop that from happening, while also trying to finally find something to take down Axe and Axe Capital for good. Meanwhile, Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) has arrived as another rival for Axe, the seemingly do-good entrepreneur representing everything Axe despises — namely good intentions, real philanthropy, and making money without exploitation.

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Billions Season 5 Episode 8 Copenhagen: Vulture Review

Midseason-Premiere Recap: Keep It Hygge

by Sarene Leeds | Vulture | September 5, 2021

It’s time to fire up those Boomer-rock playlists, y’all, because Billions is back.

Fourteen months after COVID-19 forced Axe Cap & Co. to join the Roys in what seemed like an interminable hiatus, Tom Petty and the Velvet Underground are heralding the return of one-half of TV’s favorite venal New York billionaires.

Let’s address the biggest elephant in the room first: Chuck Rhoades’s new look!

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David Costabile Teases Billions Season 5 Return, Gives Season 6 Update

Filming Rest of Season 5 and Season 6 At Same Time Was Tricky

by Meaghan Darwish | TV Insider | August 24, 2021

David Costabile continues to entertain with his role as hedonistic henchman Mike “Wags” Wagner in Showtime’s Billions which resumes its fifth season beginning Sunday, September 5.

After more than a year off-air, it’s a welcome return for sure as fans were left on a cliffhanger following Todd Krakow’s (Danny Strong) ousting as secretary, leaving Axe (Damian Lewis) and Wags’ future plans in the lurch. “Well, I can’t really tease anything, other than nothing,” Costabile jokes, before teasing,”I can say [that it’s] very distinctly possible that we would continue down this particular perilous path.”

It’s also been one bumpy ride getting back to filming, as Costabile recalls a roughly year-long gap between filming Season 5 episodes. “We finished last March 12th, and we were on the eighth episode of the fifth season at the time,” he details. “We had done about half of it. And we came back at the beginning of March this year and started again.”

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Billions Second Half of Season 5 Stayed True To Original Plan Despite Pandemic Break

Showtime’s TCA Session

by Alexandra Del Rosario | Deadline | August 24, 2021

After more than a year, Billions will return for the second half of its fifth season without skipping a beat, Showtime boss Gary Levine shared during the premium network’s TCA session on Tuesday.

The drama, starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis will return for the second half of Season 5 on September 5, with Season 6 following shortly in January. Levine said that despite the year-long break, audiences can jump right back in – the same way actors did amid the Covid-19 pandmeic.

“We did make a few adjustments in shooting the last five episodes post-pandemic to allow for shooting in a pandemic,” he said. “Story-wise, we stayed true to the original plan. Having seen those five episodes they come back just shot out of a cannon and you are immediately thrown back into the story — no need to review the earlier episodes.”

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Next Time on Billions Season 5 Episode 8

Season 5, Episode 8: “Copenhagen”

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com | August 22, 2021

Axe dispatches Wags to dig up dirt on Prince, discovering a weakness that could wreck Prince’s ambitions. A visit to Axe Cap puts Wendy and Tanner at odds. Chuck looks for alternative methods to save his father, but a college-aged mistake threatens to sidetrack him. Airs Sunday, September 5, 2021 at 9:00 EST / 8:00 CST on Showtime.

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Official Trailer: Billions Season 5, Part 2

The Game’s Not Over

by Sho Billions |  YouTube  | July 29, 2021

The game’s not over: Billions is back with all-new episodes, only on SHOWTIME®. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhodes have been unscrupulous adversaries and underhanded allies, but nothing has prepared them for the ruthless machinations of billionaire Mike Prince, who’ll use everything – and everyone – at his disposal to come out on top. As alliances get ripped apart and new enemies rise, everyone gets roped into the conflict and consequences be damned. Billions , starring Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, returns September 5, Sundays at 9 PM – only on SHOWTIME®.

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Another Teaser Trailer: Billions Season 5, Part 2

Trust Me

by Sho Billions |  YouTube  | July 18, 2021

Who can be trusted? Billions is back – don’t miss it! Starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti. Season 5 of Billions continues on September 5 at 9/8c on SHOWTIME.

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Teaser Trailer: Billions Season 5, Part 2

I Believe In Myself

by Derek Lawrence|  Entertainment Weekly  | July 15, 2021

Billions is back! The Axe and Prince showdown continues in first look at long-awaited return. Get ready for the war to continue on Billions.

It’s been over a year since season 5 of the hit Showtime series was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the remaining five episodes are set to premiere Sept. 5, and EW has your exclusive first look at the return.

The initial seven installments introduced Corey Stoll (House of Cards) as Michael Prince, a billionaire who looks at this world through the perspective of an impact investor, and, more importantly, an immediate rival to Axe (Damian Lewis). And the two titans of industry pick right back up where they left off in the clip below.

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Damian Seen on the Set of Billions

Back to Filming

by Gingersnap | damian-lewis.com  | July 14, 2021

Exciting news! On July 14, 2021 Damian was seen back on the set of Billions filming some scenes. Season 5, Part 2 of Billions will air beginning September 5, 2021 at 9/8c on SHOWTIME.

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Billions Guide to Eating, Drinking and Dealmaking in NYC

Appetite For Power

by Damianista | Fan Fun with Damian Lewis  | July 12, 2021

Love the food in Billions? Well Fan Fun with Damian Lewis blogger and owner of this website wrote Appetite for Power – Eating, Drinking and Dealmaking in NYC: A Billions Guide! Get all the details here. The book was released on September 7, 2021. You can check out the book and order a copy from the publisher’s website or the usual suspects Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The book is scheduled for UK release October 14, 2021.