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| Toby Leonard Moore | ... |
Bryan Connerty
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(19 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Paul Giamatti | ... |
Chuck Rhoades
(16 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Kelly AuCoin | ... |
'Dollar' Bill Stearn
(16 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Damian Lewis | ... |
Bobby Axelrod
(13 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Daniel K. Isaac | ... |
Ben Kim
(13 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Maggie Siff | ... |
Wendy Rhoades
(12 episodes, 2016)
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| Malin Akerman | ... |
Lara Axelrod
(12 episodes, 2016)
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| David Costabile | ... |
Mike 'Wags' Wagner
(12 episodes, 2016)
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| Condola Rashad | ... |
Kate Sacher
(12 episodes, 2016)
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| Susan Misner | ... |
Terri McCue
(11 episodes, 2016)
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| Frank Harts | ... |
Dale Christo
(11 episodes, 2016)
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| Ilfenesh Hadera | ... |
Deb Kawi
(11 episodes, 2016)
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| Dan Soder | ... |
Mafee
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(10 episodes, 2016-2017)
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| Terry Kinney | ... |
Hall
(8 episodes, 2016)
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| Glenn Fleshler | ... |
Orrin Bach
(8 episodes, 2016)
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David Cromer | ... |
Donnie Caan
(8 episodes, 2016)
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| Ivan Martin | ... |
Butch 'The Pouch' Probert
(8 episodes, 2016)
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| Nathan Darrow | ... |
Mick Danzig
(8 episodes, 2016-2017)
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U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades goes after hedge fund king, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod in a battle between two powerful New York figures.
This is a television drama series starring Damian Lewis as an ambitious hedge fund king and Paul Giamatti as a relentless and tough U.S. Attorney.
Just saw the (unaired) pilot and it is more than obvious that this series is designed to impress. There is a slow building of the set-up. Bit by Bit of information until you get the whole picture of what is happening and the connection between the main characters. Unfortunately is that connection that makes me hold a small basket. The relation between the characters is stronger than it first appear and makes it a borderline soap opera. I really hope it doesn't get into one.
Anyway, you have some credible actors, you get to see glimpses on how the upper 1% of the world lives (which is always a selling point since Dallas and Dynasty) plus you may learn a couple of things about the stock-market and funds and other ...mystical things that most people don't know about and could make a guy billionaire in a day or so.
Overall: Nothing spectacular so far, but the set-up of the pilot made clear what you are about to see in the 12 episodes of the 1st season. 2 men (yet not 2 different worlds) will collide in a pissing contest (as it is clearly said in the pilot). Who will win? Only one way to find out...