Watch the First Episode of Showtime's Billions For Free

Showtime's new show Billions is about power politics in high finance and is the first major show centered on the industry in quite some time.  The first episode has been released for free and you can watch the video below.

The series features Emmy and Golden Globe winners Paul Giamatti as US Attorney Chuck Rhoades and Damian Lewis as hedge fund billionaire Bobby Axelrod.

The cast also includes Maggie Siff (previously of Sons of Anarchy and Mad Men) as well as Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, and David Costabile.

As if you didn't already have enough reasons to watch, the show's creators include Brian Koppelman (Rounders) and Andrew Ross Sorkin (Too Big To Fail.)

Embedded below is the first full episode of Showtime's Billions for free:

Showtime's Hedge Fund Show 'Billions' Video Trailer

Showtime is releasing a new show entitled 'Billions' next year.  The show's description is as follows:

"BILLIONS is a bold, contemporary drama that melds the worlds of ultra-wealth, influence and corruption as personified in two highly ambitious opposing figures: hard-charging, blue-blooded, politically connected U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti) and brilliant, calculating, blue-collar billionaire hedge fund king, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis). Set amongst the Machiavellian machinations of New York City power politics and finance, BILLIONS weaves a complex, intricate narrative featuring a high-stakes game of predator-versus-prey."

The series is written by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin.

Embedded below is the video preview of the Showtime's upcoming show Billions: