Shows that feel likeBillions (2016–2023)
If you loved Billions, the closest series we have are The Knick (2014), The Morning Show (2019) and Ray Donovan (2013). All three share Billions' contemplative feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Grand Army (2020).
If Billions hit the spot, these will too
Media power players managing crises, egos, and public image
The difference: Earnest topical drama — no gleeful chess-match swagger
A fixer's leverage games for clients too rich to face consequences
The difference: Muscle over wordplay — problems get solved with fists
Rich, brilliant people knifing each other in boardroom language
The difference: The family's misery outweighs the thrill of winning
One person betting everything to escape a world that owns her
The difference: Intimate four-part miniseries — no empires, no power plays
Smart professionals sparring in torrents of showy dialogue
The difference: Sorkin's idealism preaches where Billions smirks
Sweeping stories of power, temptation, and reckoning
The difference: A reverent scripture pageant — nothing modern or cynical
High-pressure professionals making split-second calls all day
The difference: Procedural comfort viewing — no long-game rivalries to savor
Court intrigue where every alliance doubles as a weapon
The difference: CW costume romance — scheming softened by teen-drama gloss
Idealists learning how corrupt their institution really is
The difference: A weekly medical procedural, more earnest than cunning
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