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Elites & privilegeThe rich and powerful, glamorous or rotten.This show: 9/10Morally grayNo clean heroes or villains anywhere in sight.This show: 9/10Dialogue-drivenThe writing's voice is the main event.This show: 8/10CynicalDeeply distrustful of institutions and human motives.This show: 8/10Antihero leadA protagonist doing bad things you can't stop watching.This show: 8/10Witty banterRapid-fire verbal sparring.This show: 8/10WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Paul GiamattiDamian LewisMaggie SiffDavid CostabileDola RashadDaniel K. Isaac
Written by
Brian KoppelmanDavid LevienAndrew Ross Sorkin
Starring
Paul GiamattiDamian LewisMaggie SiffDavid CostabileDola RashadDaniel K. Isaac
Written by
Brian KoppelmanDavid LevienAndrew Ross Sorkin
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| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 8.0 | 9.1 | |
| S2 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.1 | |
| S3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | |
| S4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 9.2 | |
| S5 | 7.7 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | |
| S6 | 6.2 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.0 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.4 | |
| S7 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 8.2 | 9.1 |
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About
"Power as blood sport, dressed in tailored suits"
A US Attorney with political ambitions goes to war with a billionaire hedge fund manager, and the fight never really ends. What follows is seven seasons of financial chess, courtroom maneuvering, and boardroom betrayal, powered by Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis chewing through dense, quotable dialogue. It's talky and testosterone-heavy, more about power plays and shifting alliances than plot twists, with a shared therapist and a rotating cast of traders and lawyers caught in the crossfire. Addictive if you like watching smart, ruthless people outmaneuver each other for sport.
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the escalating chess match between two brilliant, ego-driven men who refuse to lose.
Maybe skip if
you find finance and legal jargon tedious or need likable protagonists to root for.
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All Seasons
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Season 12016
8.222K1211h 22m
What happens when two voracious power players at the top of their fields go head to head? Brilliant hedge fund titan Bobby "Axe" Axelrod and brash U.S. District Attorney Chuck Rhoades play a dangerous, winner-take-all game of cat and mouse where the stakes run into ten figures. Both are ultimately forced to answer the question: what is power worth?
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Season 22017
8.618K1211h 31m
In season two, Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod uses his considerable resources to exact revenge on U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades. Axe's move sends Chuck reeling as he finds himself under investigation, forced to scramble to hang on to his office and his family.
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Season 32018
8.415K1211h 21m
Season three finds Chuck Rhoades and Bobby Axelrod in a world that has shifted on its axis. Both men are still determined to destroy the other, but must also battle for their own survival amid new forces and powerful enemies. Wendy Rhoades—Chuck's wife and Axe's performance coach—is all in for both of them, an uneasy and dangerous position for her, and one that ultimately puts her to a decision that could alter the direction of her life irrevocably.
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Season 42019
8.315K1211h 36m
Former enemies Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades, and Wendy Rhoades, the chief counselor to each, have come together to form an uneasy but highly effective alliance aimed at the eradication of all their rivals, including Taylor Mason and Bryan Connerty.
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Season 52020
7.712K1211h 37m
In season five, Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhoades see their vicious rivalry reignited, while new enemies rise and take aim. Social impact pioneer Mike Prince poses a true threat to Axe’s dominance, and Chuck feuds with a formidable district attorney. Taylor Mason is forced back to Axe Capital, where they must fight to protect their employees and their assets. Wendy Rhoades reevaluates her loyalties and forges surprising new alliances that put her at odds with both Chuck and Axe.
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Season 62022
6.211K1210h 51m
New money means no mercy as Mike Prince takes the Axe Capital throne. Meanwhile, Chuck Rhoades is convinced no one should have that much wealth – or power. As all the players seek out new alliances only one thing’s for certain… wealth means war.
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Season 72023
7.99K1211h 22m
It takes one to break one in a final season like no other. Bobby Axelrod and Chuck Rhodes have been adversaries and they’ve been allies but when the stakes escalate beyond Wall Street their game of one-upmanship threatens to topple empires as Axe returns with a score to settle. It’ll be a triumph for some, and a tumble for others.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Paul Giamatti Chuck Rhoades
Damian Lewis Bobby Axelrod
Maggie Siff Wendy Rhoades
David Costabile Mike 'Wags' Wagner
Dola Rashad Kate Sacker
Daniel K. Isaac Ben Kim
Jeffrey DeMunn Chuck Rhoades, Sr.
Asia Kate Dillon Taylor Mason
Kelly AuCoin 'Dollar' Bill Stearn
Dan Soder Mafee
Crew
Brian Koppelman
David Levien
Andrew Ross Sorkin
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