Damian Lewis is back as Axe! The 52-year-old actor, who plays Bobby “Axe” Axelrod on Billions, announced he’s returning for Season 7 of the show on Monday night’s (February 27) episode of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
He originally departed the show at the end of Season 5, returning for six of the 12 episodes of Billions set to air next season.
The show is currently in production in New York, and his return had already been spoiled via paparazzi photos that showed his character back with his co-stars. “In season seven, alliances are turned on their heads.
Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world,” Showtime says of Season 7.
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