Showtime’s drama Billions has recently been renewed for Season 7 and its next chapter will mark the return of one major character. Damian Lewis recently announced he’ll return as Bobby Axelrod in the seventh season of the acclaimed series.
Lewis exited Billions ahead of Season 6 and his departure was a huge shocker for the fans of the show because he carried it on his shoulders from the get-go. Lewis made this decision in the aftermath of the death of his wife Helen McCrory but stayed open to the possibility of returning in the future.
“There’s an opportunity maybe for me to return, but for now, broadly speaking, Axe has been vanquished,” he told The New York Times in 2021, adding it’s been a pleasure and a privilege to play Axe for five seasons.
The show hasn’t been the same since his departure, but Lewis is finally ready to come back. He shared the news with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show, saying “Axe is back, and it’s exciting. He’s not been around for a couple of seasons.”
Lewis will appear in six of 12 episodes when Billions returns for Season 7, and he’ll star opposite Paul Giamatti, Corey Stoll, Maggie Siff, David Costabile, Asia Kate Dillon, Condola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn, Sakina Jaffrey, and Daniel Breaker.
