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The show, which has its broadcast premiere 10 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 17, was shot mostly in Orangeburg, N.Y., as well as in Haverstraw, Yonkers, Rye, North Salem, Bedford, Yorktown Heights and Sleepy Hollow. Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan, Bronx and Long Island were also used.
But don't think Fairfield County gets left out. The show, created by executive producer David Levien of Greenwich takes place at a fictional hedge fund located in Westport.
Levien said the choice to shoot primarily in Orangeburg was driven by the building, which is the former Olympus headquarters. "It has the right sleek, modern aesthetic, with the right kind of foliage around it and looks like just what one would find in Fairfield County," he explained. "We also shot at hotels, diners and restaurants nearby."
Levien and his Producing Partner, Brian Koppelman, along with Financial Journalist Andrew Ross Sorkin, created "Billions" out of a desire to chronicle the fascinating nature of power and ambition as seen through the prism of a hedge fund billionaire (played by Damian Lewis) and an equally gifted and ambitious U.S. Attorney (Paul Giamatti).
He told Daily Voice: "These two men of almost king-like power and influence who come to battle each other, just happen to live and work in the towns that we -- and your readers -- do."
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