Billions

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 17, 2016
Season #: 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 193 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 152 out of 193
  2. Mixed: 14 out of 193
  3. Negative: 27 out of 193
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  1. zurnzurn
    May 7, 2016
    6
    The plot and dialogue have weak points, and it's not a subtle show. But it moves along, and the acting from Maggie Siff and Giamatti are great. Maggie Siff is particularly interesting, playing a character with conflicted loyalties to the two main characters. Seeing her back with a meaty role was reason enough to watch.
  2. Kaustav
    Jan 23, 2018
    6
    Be very careful for what you wish for. That's what sums of Billions as a show. For it is a show about power fantasy foiling out as a considerably slow that you would expect of a show of its genre and it involves a group of very talented actors who intentionally over-acts their pants off to the portray the high and mighty of the Wall Street and its adversaries.
    It is very ordinary story    Be very careful for what you wish for. That's what sums of Billions as a show. For it is a show about power fantasy foiling out as a considerably slow that you would expect of a show of its genre and it involves a group of very talented actors who intentionally over-acts their pants off to the portray the high and mighty of the Wall Street and its adversaries.
    It is very ordinary story with a very predictable play out. The overacting is the most its forte - for the fans will love its and the critics will scorn it. Personally, I went out of my way to waste almost 8 hours of my life on this season because it was giving me exactly what I was looking for - An Act. The characters speak with bated breath and gruff tones to let you that they are either rich or in power, all in all that they are or at least want to be in control. It doesn't come off half bad. Watch for the queen of overacts, *coughs* The Psychiatrist *cough* and enjoy this sordid ride that will leave a bittersweet taste in your memory.    … Expand
  3. StavNeuse
    Jun 20, 2018
    6
    Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis’s ferocious rivalry is the single factor that keeps the show flowing, without them, the series would simply be unwatchable. Though the plot is compelling and it’s bigger-than-life display entertaining, it suffers from annoying characters and major plot holes.

Awards & Rankings

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#84 Best TV Season of 2016
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#33 Most Discussed TV Season of 2016
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#56 Most Shared TV Season of 2016

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Metascore
69

Generally favorable reviews - based on 37 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 37
  3. Negative: 1 out of 37
  1. TVLine
    Reviewed by: Michael Slezak
    Apr 6, 2016
    67
    If you can get past the lack of originality--and lines like “We have to be more pure than the Virgin Mary before her first period”--Billions does offer a nasty but fun escape into a world that brings to life the title of the Notorious B.I.G.’s old hit, “Mo Money, Mo Problems.”
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  2. Colorado Springs Gazette
    Reviewed by: Terry Terrones
    Apr 6, 2016
    75
    Despite some flaws that distract from the drama, a stellar cast help make Billions an intriguing show.
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  3. The New Yorker
    Reviewed by: Emily Nussbaum
    Feb 16, 2016
    80
    Under its lurid surface, is smartly paced and frank--even thoughtful--about the disconcerting fantasies it provokes.
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