H Jenkins on October 4, 2021
Billions is set to return, but Damian Lewis will not be coming back. The series lead announced on Monday that he is departing from the successful Showtime series.
The 50-year-old English actor played Bobby “Axe” Axelrod in the popular drama. Axelrod, and others, are engaged in a fierce legal battle with Paul Giamatti’s US Attorney Chuck Rhoades.
Billions season 5 began in May of 2020. The show was renewed for a sixth season, but they are doing so without their current leading actor. Damian Lewis made the announcement official today on Twitter.
Thank you @SHO_Billions thank you @briankoppelman @DavidLevien. A pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for 5 seasons with some of the smartest, funniest most talented cast and crew I’ve worked with. I’ll miss the Billions family. Yep, some jobs are more than just a job…. Love.
It will be interesting to see how Billions works out their next season without Lewis around. Fans will know soon enough, because the show is 100% coming back for another season even if they don’t get another season with Damian Lewis.
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October 4, 2021 8:16 pm
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