On May 8, , the series was renewed for a fifth season by Showtime, [ 1 ] which premiered on May 3, During the course of the series, 84 episodes of Billions aired over seven seasons, between January 17, , and October 29, Attorney for the Southern District of New York , to investigate him. Because of his philanthropy Axe has public support and is a bit of a folk hero, making Rhoades cautious to take Axe on. Chuck brings up the idea of getting a new job to Wendy, who rebuffs the notion, and the two argue.
Chuck confesses that if he brings up a lawsuit against Bobby Axelrod, that there may be a conflict of interest given her employment as Axe Capital's personal psychiatrist. The Financial Journal story on Steven Birch is released. Rhoades' office publicly begins investigating Steven Birch's practices.
Bobby, aware that he is likely next, fires one of his top traders, Victor Mateo, to make an example of him. Wendy visits Victor, who is furious, and advises him to stand down, pointing out the possible repercussions of trying to fight Axe.
While the youngest member of the Eads family extends his gratitude, Axe rebuffs him and focuses on a different family member, Chad Eads. Axe recounts how they met earlier in life at a country club called The Spoon where Axe used to be a caddy during middle school. One day, Chad's grandfather Ellis Eads, had missed a shot while Axe was his caddy. Orrin Bach, Axe's attorney, is uncertain that he can bring a defamation suit as the bulk of what is written about Axe is true.
Lara decides to take matters into her own hands. After her son loses his spot at Stanford, despite strong grades and being a legacy candidate, she realises that Lara is coming after her. Regaining her composure, she meets with Lara at the Axe residence with a "revised" version of her memoir, with the offending parts cut. Lara has June sign a pre-prepared non-disclosure agreement. Chuck Sr.
