
'Billions' returns to its original formula without an Axe to grind
CNN
"Billions" might have lost its Axe, but it returns with the same cutting dialogue, and in many respects, its original formula.
In shedding one of its lead characters, the Showtime drama has essentially hit the reset button, reverting to its outline pitting an aggressive prosecutor against an equally pugnacious billionaire financier. Yet the sixth season also heightens the emphasis on the entire billionaire class, in a more pointed look at income inequality and all that entails.
The surprise exit of Damian Lewis as Bobby "Axe" Axelrod blew a hole in the show that's ably filled by Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, the rival who effectively outflanked Axe and took control of his company, sending shock waves through the entire organization.

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