Season 1 poster

Season 1

(2016)

Overview

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?

Cast

Paul Giamatti as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.
Paul Giamatti

as Charles 'Chuck' Rhoades Jr.

Damian Lewis as Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod
Damian Lewis

as Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod

Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades
Maggie Siff

as Wendy Rhoades

Toby Leonard Moore as Bryan Connerty
Toby Leonard Moore

as Bryan Connerty

David Costabile as Michael 'Wags' Wagner
David Costabile

as Michael 'Wags' Wagner

Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker
Dola Rashad

as Kate Sacker

Malin Åkerman as Lara Axelrod
Malin Åkerman

as Lara Axelrod

Daniel K. Isaac as Ben Kim
Daniel K. Isaac

as Ben Kim

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.2

January 17, 2016

An inside tip sparks a high stakes game of cat and mouse.

Naming Rights poster

Naming Rights 6.8

January 24, 2016

Chuck's probe is derailed temporarily; Axe makes an aggressive move.

YumTime poster

YumTime 7.5

January 31, 2016

Axe makes an activist play, and the move reverberates back to Chuck.

Short Squeeze poster

Short Squeeze 8.1

February 7, 2016

Axe deals with a betrayal. Chuck learns the inner workings of Axe Capital.

The Good Life poster

The Good Life 7.2

February 14, 2016

Axe unceremoniously disappears. Chuck intensifies his investigation.

The Deal poster

The Deal 8.2

February 21, 2016

Wendy facilitates a deal that hinges on a meeting between Chuck and Axe.

The Punch poster

The Punch 7.7

March 6, 2016

The pressure starts to affect Axe. Chuck uses the past to his advantage.

Boasts and Rails poster

Boasts and Rails 7.7

March 13, 2016

A tip throws the case into jeopardy. Secrets surface from Axe's past.

Where the F-ck is Donnie? poster

Where the F-ck is Donnie? 7.5

March 20, 2016

A sudden and mysterious disappearance sends both Axe and Chuck spinning.

Quality of Life poster

Quality of Life 7.7

March 27, 2016

Axe and Wendy do some soul searching. Chuck suffers a devastating setback.

Magical Thinking poster

Magical Thinking 7.7

April 3, 2016

Axe loses big on a bad trade. Chuck finds proof that could save the case.

The Conversation poster

The Conversation 8.4

April 10, 2016

Chuck goes in search of Axe and an explosive confrontation.