After five seasons, Damian Lewis turned his back on the financial series "Billions". For the upcoming seventh season, the character of criminal Wall Street banker Bobby Axelrod is supposed to celebrate a comeback. The British actor's mourning break is probably over.
Damian Lewis returns to Billions. After a one-season hiatus, the actor will be making a comeback as Robert "Bobby" Axelrod in the seventh season of the Wall Street series. The 52-year-old Lewis revealed this in an interview with Stephen Colbert on his late-night show. "Bobby is back. He's coming back," Damian Lewis promised fans on the show. "It's exciting, he wasn't there for a couple of seasons." When the time comes, however, the actor could not or did not want to reveal. The Brit also did not say whether it was a guest appearance or a regular comeback.
Of course, Damian Lewis exaggerated the "a few seasons" that Bobby didn't appear on "Billions." The criminal hedge fund manager left the series at the end of the fifth season in autumn 2021. Only one season has passed since then.
Lewis said goodbye in 2021 with an emotional tweet. "It has been a pleasure and privilege to play Ax for 5 seasons alongside some of the smartest, funniest and most talented cast and staff I have ever worked with," he wrote in the tweet. "I will miss the 'Billions' family. Yep, some jobs are more than just a job... love."
At the time, Damian Lewis wanted to step back and take care of his family. His wife, Helen McCrory, died of cancer in April 2021. The British Harry Potter actress was only 52 years old. Lewis had also revealed to the "New York Times" that he had become a little tired of the character of Bobby.
The broadcaster Showtime has also announced the comeback of Bobby Axelrod. "Alliances will be turned upside down," the text of the announcement also says. "Old wounds become weapons. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal reaches epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends."
