When you think of shows like the Sopranos, The Wire, Game of Thrones, etc., we tune in for the violence. The crazy thing about Billions is that it has every element of the above shows except it doesn't use violence and sex to drive the story. The show is about money and how a US district attorney wants to on the low prove to his wife that he is more powerful than a billionaire. So they go through this chess game try to beat one another every chance they can. The US district attorney's wife works for the billionaire. While there's nothing between them. The US district attorney is he'll bent on clipping the billionaires wings by using the government to shut his company down.
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