After seven highly rated seasons, Showtime's drama "Billions" officially ended on August 13, 2023, bringing to a close the story of fierce Southern District of New York U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhodes Jr. (Paul Giamatti) and the corrupt hedge fund kingpin he has been chasing, Bobby " Axe" Axelrod (Damian Lewis), ending his story.

The cat-and-mouse chase is further complicated by the fact that Chuck's wife Wendy (Maggie Schiff) has worked for Axelrod's Axe Capital for over 15 years.

Over 84 episodes, the series delved into the world of high finance, showing how enormous wealth and power can corrupt the rich to get even richer and the ruthless to get even more ruthless. And if you want more "rich people gone bad" shows, add five like "Billions" to your next viewing list. [Billionaire CEO Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his laddish kids (Alan Ruck, Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, and Sarah Snook) were brought to life by the show's creator, Jesse Armstrong, in News Corporation tycoon Rupert Murdoch and his famous children as models, reportedly.

However, despite the family nature of this Emmy-winning drama's business, the brothers regularly participate in boardroom backroom maneuvers in an attempt to take their father's place as the powerhouse of Wester-Royko. Despite the premise being a King Lear-style tragedy, the razor-sharp script and equally sharp performances make for a deliciously dark and funny film.

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At the center of this popular seven-season AMC drama is Don Draper, played by Jon Hamm, a charming but mysterious advertising executive at the fictional agency Sterling Cooper on Madison Avenue in Manhattan.

Running from March 1960 to November 1970, this period piece not only deftly showcases some of the most famous advertising campaigns of the 20th century (remember "Buy the World a Coke"?), but also explores consumerism, addiction, racial and religious prejudice, blatant misogyny (especially seen in the livelihoods of agency female employees like Peggy Olson (Elisabeth Moss) and Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks)) were prevalent during this era.

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Liev Schreiber plays the protagonist of this Showtime crime drama, a professional "fixer" who protects powerful clients, from an A-list actor blackmailed with a sex tape to an NBA player who fell for a sperm-jack scam. He is a kind of crisis manager who arranges bribes, makes threats, and uses other underhanded tactics.

Through seven seasons that aired from 2013 to 2020 and a feature film that premiered on Showtime in February '22, we learn about Ray's family dynamics and troubled past, including his father Mickey (played by Jon Voight) and his wife Abby (Paula Malcomson) ), including his relationship with his father Mickey (played by Jon Voight), is as compelling and curmudgeonly as his career choices.

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The core characters in this British drama may be younger than the others on this list, but they are no less hungry and fierce. The show follows a group of recent college graduates (played by Marisa Abella, Michala Herold, Harry Rorty, and David Johnson) as they compete for a permanent position at top London investment bank Pierpoint & Co.

Like "Billions," "Industry" focuses on the tenacious financial industry and the competitiveness of succeeding in a big city, but consider it a prequel of sorts to this kind of series. [Since launching on Netflix in June 2023, the legal drama has become the streaming platform's biggest hit, becoming "the most-watched acquired series in a week." (According to Variety, "Suits" has been viewed for 45.445 billion minutes as of press time, and NBCUniversal has begun development of a spin-off series.)

Initially airing on USA Network for nine seasons from 2011 to 2019, the series follows Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), a college dropout with a photogenic memory, who, despite Mike's lack of a law degree, is a New York The film follows him as he is hired as an associate attorney by Harvey Spector (Gabriel Makto), a classy and confident partner at the Pearson Hardman law firm. There, Mike meets not only a large corporate client, but also Meghan Markle as senior paralegal and former love interest Rachel Zane.

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