Billions: Season 5

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: May 3, 2020

Summary: Bobby and Chuck are at odd again with the arrival of new adversaries including businessman Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) and a new district attorney.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 5 Episodes

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S5:E12. No Direction Home
Air Date: October 3, 2021
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S5:E11. Victory Smoke
Air Date: September 26, 2021
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S5:E10. Liberty
Air Date: September 19, 2021

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Brian Lowry

May 3, 2020

The bottom line is that Showtime's high-stakes drama remains enormously entertaining, making its return more than welcome, even if the show's latest creative bets feel somewhat hedged. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

Apr 30, 2020

The “Billions” characters are morally fluid, and they are entertaining and willing to froth at the mouth for some good dramatic action, and that’s that. This season, the relationship between Chuck and Axe has shifted once again, and there are two promising guest stars — Corey Stoll and Julianna Margulies. I’m ready for it. Read full review

Richard Roeper

May 1, 2020

“Billions” remains one of the most stylish series on television, filled with first-class production values. ... One can get dizzy keeping up with all the back- and front-stabbing, but it’s entertaining as hell because they all deserve what’s coming to them. Read full review

Verne Gay

May 1, 2020

The 5th improves on the 4th (or at least the four episodes offered for review do). Read full review

Melanie McFarland

May 4, 2020

It's still a wild ride through high society spheres and exclusive nooks, fetchingly sold by Lewis' and Giamatti's performative swagger. "Billions" also is the rare premium cable series that mixes prestige production slickness with broad cultural appeal. ... Only this time around, each man's ennui feels a little hollower. Read full review

The Telegraph Anita Singh

Oct 22, 2020

Despite all the sub-plots about cryptomining and company mergers and other things I probably missed, this isn’t really a show about the world of high finance. It’s about masculinity and ego. All that testosterone is keeping the show going, but let’s hope the writers know when it’s time to send these characters into retirement. Read full review

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TheCore

Nov 9, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. NO DETAILED SPOILERS HERE, BUT I DO COMMENT ON SOME DYNAMICS AND STRUCTURE: The haters here have completely lost me and it's preposterous to rate this show with a freakin ZERO??? I was riveted with nearly every gripping episode and personally loved all the back and forth outwitting and one-upping each other, and on top of that it constantly explored character. This stuff isn't easy to write not just from a dramatic perspective, but the knowledge of finance, New York, Law, and politics is also mind-blowing. My only real complaint is that there are too many pop-culture references by so many characters, even though the show at one point actually makes fun of that when Wags starts dating a woman decades younger than him and she repeatedly points out that she doesn't get any of the references. And okay, there are a couple spots where I'm not sure characters were 100% consistent with what we know about them as people, and there is one episode that's a bit silly and everyone involved should have known better than to unanimously jump into such an obviously reckless situation, even if it's an inherently temporary one (although it is justified if you argue what the biggest influencer of the situation is currently obsessed with and going through). And then of course the real reason people are upset with this season was no fault of the showrunners or any of the cast.… Expand

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pogelwoodcancer

May 4, 2020

Like many series that rely on a highly accomplished cast of rogues Billions feels like it's trying hard to squeeze what's left out it's damaged protagonists. Everyone has double crossed everyone so many times that i feel hard pressed to believe any justification for these people staying inLike many series that rely on a highly accomplished cast of rogues Billions feels like it's trying hard to squeeze what's left out it's damaged protagonists. Everyone has double crossed everyone so many times that i feel hard pressed to believe any justification for these people staying in each others company.

So far season 5 has the distinct whiff of a shark about to be jumped but Billions has been very good at making the far fetched compelling. i'll give it until the 4th episode before i start wondering if i should just wait for the 3rd season of Succession to get my fix of rich jerks being awful to each other.… Expand

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StanCliffBroad

May 29, 2020

Oh no, I agree with the last three reviews. Suspension of disbelief is getting rather difficult. In such a high risk business, once trust is lost, it's well and truly gone. You don't re-hire, you don't do side deals, you just move on. They're making mistakes, allowing themselves to becomeOh no, I agree with the last three reviews. Suspension of disbelief is getting rather difficult. In such a high risk business, once trust is lost, it's well and truly gone. You don't re-hire, you don't do side deals, you just move on. They're making mistakes, allowing themselves to become vulnerable, turning into a mess. Why didn't they put the time and effort into refreshing the cast, tighten the dialogue, write a believable storyline? Looking like the last season. Sad.… Expand

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DaveFair

Jul 27, 2021

Absolutely dreadful.. very little of the plot makes sense or feels consistent with the characters we've come to know. The renewed rivalry between Axe and Chuck is inexplicable as is the return of Taylor Mason and crew. The writers are just winging it at the moment, with no narrative arc in mind.

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Anacrunch

Jun 9, 2020

Realmente mala la temporada, demasiado lenta, completa de rellenos, perdió toda la emoción y efecto atractivo que tuvieron las temporadas anteriores, una pena esperar tanto por una temporada tan mala!

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Augure

Oct 14, 2021

I'm going to address one aspect that turned me from a fan into someone who detest that show. So let me get this straight, and I don't know if the showrunner or the writer changed, or if the channel or producers put pressure on them for the sake of agendas...but it went from a revolutionaryI'm going to address one aspect that turned me from a fan into someone who detest that show. So let me get this straight, and I don't know if the showrunner or the writer changed, or if the channel or producers put pressure on them for the sake of agendas...but it went from a revolutionary new yorkese unconventional roster of characters and dynamics, especially Chuck, the state's vigilante power sub, Wags the charismatic punchliner creep, Wendy the discrete empathic domme, and Taylor, the neuroatypical agender bi/pan into...Chuck the despisable loser single, Wags the caricatural "alpha" (urk what a terrible writing), Wendy the vulnerable vanilla dependant dummy and Taylor...well there was no development of her character or relations. They didn't just lose all substance, they completely destroyed it's core elements, relations and the tension around, where it all feels now like a shallow repetitive formula of who **** and allies with whom then swaps. Really, I'd like to know wtf happened and who's responsible, the part when they suddenly completely cut the romantic plot with Catherine and the SJW tropes covering for subtle bigotries gave it up, maybe it was the condition of renewed seasons that align with another conventional soft-propaganda crap...too bad it misses the show's target who are all but blind...… Expand

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Commonsense1

May 21, 2020

This seems to be the new playbook. Have a great show make 2-3 seasons, then inject enough SJW nonsense to make you want to projectile vomit. Writers care more about injecting some weird polarizing political issue then what made the show successful to begin with. Lefty critics love it,This seems to be the new playbook. Have a great show make 2-3 seasons, then inject enough SJW nonsense to make you want to projectile vomit. Writers care more about injecting some weird polarizing political issue then what made the show successful to begin with. Lefty critics love it, regular people hate it. I doubt it gets renewed, it’s clear they want this show canceled… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 6

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- Season 6 Overview
  Air Date: January 23, 2022
Season 5

73
- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
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  S5:E12. No Direction Home
  Air Date: October 3, 2021
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  S5:E11. Victory Smoke
  Air Date: September 26, 2021
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  S5:E10. Liberty
  Air Date: September 19, 2021
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  S5:E9. Implosion
  Air Date: September 12, 2021
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  S5:E8. Copenhagen
  Air Date: September 5, 2021
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  S5:E7. The Limitless Sh*t
  Air Date: June 14, 2020
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  S5:E6. The Nordic Model
  Air Date: June 7, 2020
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  S5:E5. Contract
  Air Date: May 31, 2020
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  S5:E5. Contract
  Air Date: May 31, 2020
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  S5:E4. Opportunity Zone
  Air Date: May 24, 2020
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  S5:E4. Opportunity Zone
  Air Date: May 24, 2020
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  S5:E3. Beg, Bribe, Bully
  Air Date: May 17, 2020
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  S5:E2. The Chris Rock Test
  Air Date: May 10, 2020
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  S5:E1. The New Decas
  Air Date: May 3, 2020
Season 4

87
- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: March 17, 2019
Season 3

77
- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: March 25, 2018
Season 2

67
- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: February 19, 2017
Season 1

69
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 17, 2016