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Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Billions” has been renewed for Season 7 at Showtime, Variety has learned exclusively. Season 6 of the series debuted on Jan. 23, with new episodes airing every Sunday on Showtime.In season 6 , the dust of season five clears to reveal a world that has evolved.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe business anthology series “Super Pumped” has been renewed for Season 2 at Showtime.The news was announced as part of the ViacomCBS investor day presentation. Each season of the show will focus on a different major story from the world of business.

A new trailer for the series Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber was released on Friday morning.And in the clip Uma Thurman is almost unrecognizable as she has dyed her blonde hair red to play Uber board member Arianna Huffington,a Greek-American author, syndicated columnist and businesswoman who is best known for her website The Huffington Post.The series focuses on 'the Bad Boy of Tech' -Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick - who is played byJoseph Gordon-Levitt. Fresh look:A new trailer for the series Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber was released on Friday morning In character:And in the clip Uma Thurman is almost unrecognizable as she plays Arianna HuffingtonIn the trailer Uma's Arianna is seen with reddish hair and smart business attire as she advised Joseph's ego maniac Kalanick.The accent is spot on too.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt channels the Bad Boy of Tech - Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick in the new trailer for Showtime's Super Pumped.The 40-year-old actor portrays Kalanick in the first season of this anthology series, with each subsequent seasonanthology series exploring, 'a story that rocked the business world to its core and changed culture.'Billions creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien created this new series, which follows the roller coaster ride of Kalanick from being dubbed the Bad Boy of Tech to being ousted from his own company in a boardroom takeover. Bad boy:Joseph Gordon-Levitt channels the Bad Boy of Tech - Uber founder and CEO Travis Kalanick in the new trailer for Showtime's Super Pumped Bad boy:Billions creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien created this new series, which follows the roller coaster ride of Kalanick from being dubbed the Bad Boy of Tech to being ousted from his own company in a boardroom takeoverThe trailer begins with a smug Travis introducing himself as the founder and CEO of Uber, adding, 'and contrary to what you might have read, I am not a monster.'Another shot features Uma Thurman as Huffington Post founder Ariana Huffington - also an Uber board member, who calls Travis, 'the notorious bad boy of tech,' as they're later seen meditating outside.

With their “Billions” series already a big hit for Showtime, the cable channel is doubling down on creatives and writer/directors Brian Koppelman and David Levien, known as the writers “Ocean’s 13,” “The Girlfriend Experience,” and more. Now they have another new series ready to go called, “Super Pumped: The Battle For Uber,” which as the title suggests, is based on the 2019 nonfiction book of the same name by Mike Isaac, centering on the rise and fall of former Uber CEO Travis Kalanick, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt stepped into the shoes of Uber's former CEOTravis Kalanick while on set ofShowtime's Super Pumped in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoon.The new anthology series is based on thebest-selling book of the same name byMike Isaac and chronicles the 'roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company' with a focus onKalanick, 45.The 40-year-old actor was shooting a scene outdoors at Downtown LA park with his co-starJon Bass, who plays Uber co-founder and Canadian entrepreneur Garrett Camp. Transformation:Joseph Gordon-Levitt stepped into the shoes of Uber's former CEO Travis Kalanick (pictured right in 2018) while on set of Showtime's Super Pumped in Los Angeles on Wednesday afternoonJoseph looked sharp in a black suit styled with a crisp white dress shirt and a black tie.

Screenwriters, directors, showrunners, and filmmakers Brian Koppelman and David Levien like to look at the world around them for inspiration. For their Showtime series, “Billions,” they looked at the cutthroat world of finance, hedge fund managers, and the real-life prosecutions of financial crime by federal authorities that have made major headlines worldwide.

EXCLUSIVE: The Deuce star David Krumholtz has found new representation and scored a couple of new roles.

Uma Thurman will join the cast of Showtime’s Super Pumped. The Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress is set to appear opposite Jospeh Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of an anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Joseph Gordon-Levitt will be joined by Darren Pettie (“Mad Men”), Noah Weisberg (“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”), Mark Gessner (“Power”) and Joel Kelley Dauten (“Feud: Bette and Joan”) in the upcoming Showtime anthology series “Super Pumped.” The four cast members will recur in the first season of the show, which will tell the story about the ride-sharing app and Silicon Valley unicorn Uber.The series, which is executive produced by Brian Koppelman, David Levien and Beth Schacter (who also serve as writers and showrunners), is based on Mike Isaac’s bestseller of the same name, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.” Paul Schiff, Allyce Ozarski and Stephen Schiff also executive produce.

Billions spoilers follow. Billions' season 5 finale aired in the US on Sunday (October 3), and shocked fans by saying goodbye to Damian Lewis' character Bobby 'Axe' Axelrod.

Damian Lewis has exited Showtime’s "Billions." With his very rich Bobby Axelrod on the run in Switzerland from the legal claws of Paul Giamatti’s Empire State Attorney General, Emmy winner Lewis ended his five season run on the Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin-created, high finance drama with a smile tonight. After years of staying just one step ahead of the law and a big loss, Axelrod also saw nearly all his considerable fortune gone as he settled down to a handcuffs-free life in Europe.

SPOILER ALERT: This post contains details of the Billions Season 5 finale that debuted on streaming early this morning and on Showtime tonight

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSPOILER ALERT:  Do not read if you have not seen “No Direction Home,” the Season 5 finale of “Billions.”“Billions” will get a big reset in its upcoming sixth season as the durable Showtime drama shift its prism on the world of billionaires, vulture capitalists and global high finance.“Billions” co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien confirm that Damian Lewis has bowed out after five seasons as the show’s central figure, the meglomaniac hedge fund billionaire Bobby Axelrod. Lewis may come back in the future — you can never say never — but Season 6 will move forward with a new king of what was once Axe’s castle, Mike Prince as played by Corey Stoll.

EXCLUSIVE: The first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien, has rounded out its cast.

Oscar nominee Elisabeth Shue is set as a lead opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The installment, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

EXCLUSIVE: Jon Bass (Miracle Workers) is set as a lead opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The installment, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

EXCLUSIVE: Babak Tafti (Succession) and Mousa Hussein Kraish (American Gods) are set for lead roles opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The installment, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.

He starred last year's Oscar-nominated Netflix movie The Trial Of The Chicago 7.And now Joseph Gordon-Levitt has set his sights on his next project, another true-to-life story surrounding the rise of popular ride-sharing app Uber.According to Deadline, the actor, 40, will be portraying Uber's former CEO and founder Travis Kalanick, 44, in the limited series titled Super Pumped, based on the book of the same name.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterKyle Chandler is joining the cast of Showtime’s anthology series “Super Pumped,” the television adaptation of Mike Isaac’s book, “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber.”The “Friday Night Lights” and “Bloodline” actor will star as Bill Gurley, described as “the plainspoken, brilliant Texan venture capitalist who bets his sterling reputation on Uber’s success – and then has to live with the consequences.”The news comes days after Showtime announced that Joseph Gordon-Levitt would star as Uber CEO and co-founder Travis Kalanick, who was ousted from the Silicon Valley unicorn in a boardroom coup.

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy winner Kyle Chandler is set to star opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The first installment, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, tells the story of the ride-sharing company, which stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.