Sakina Jaffrey goes toe to toe with Billions‘ Chuck Rhoades: The Showtime drama has added the Home of Playing cards actress as a collection common for Season 6.
Jaffrey will play Daevisha ‘Dave’ Mahar, “a dogged protection lawyer at a white-shoe agency, who goes up in opposition to New York Legal professional Normal Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) on a case and sways him to draft her into his trigger,” our sister web site Deadline first reported. The character might be launched in Episode 5, which airs Sunday, Feb. 20 at 9/8c.
Star Damian Lewis, who performed Bobby “Axe” Axelrod, left Billions on the finish of Season 5 and was changed by Corey Stoll, whose character Mike Prince purchased his funding agency and have become the boss. Prince additionally double-crossed Rhoades to seal the deal and instantly turned his new nemesis.
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Now in Season 6, Chuck has made it his life’s mission as of late to smash Prince’s enterprise dealings. This consists of stopping Prince’s plans to convey the Olympics to New York. However Prince is nobody’s pushover, and as followers noticed in final week’s installment, he’s additionally not above snatching away Chuck’s closest allies and confidants.
The collection, which was not too long ago renewed for Season 7, additionally options Asia Kate Dillon, Condola Rashad, Jeffrey DeMunn and Daniel Breaker.
Jaffrey’s most up-to-date TV credit embrace Snowpiercer, Defending Jacob, Little Voice and Misplaced in House.
