Sunday, 10 p.m., Showtime
The return of “Billions” finds U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Paul Giamatti) and hedge fund king Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Damian Lewis) digging out from the aftermath of their scorched-earth confrontation in last year’s finale. As for Rhoades’ No. 2, chief assistant US attorney Bryan Connerty (Toby Leonard Moore), he’s still reeling from Axe’s job offer to come over to the dark side — which ended with Axe saying to him, “I didn’t hear a no.” As the second season progresses, “he’s definitely going to be forced to make some big decisions,” says Moore, 35. The actor, who was raised in Tasmania, Australia, spoke to The Post about what else to expect this season.
The season opens with Rhoades under investigation. How does that affect the dynamic at the office?
You find all of us walking on eggshells a little bit. There’s this other energy inside the US Attorney’s office because of the investigation, and everybody’s making sure they’re crossing their t’s and dotting their i’s and playing everything above-board. There’s a sense of surveillance.
How do Axe and Rhoades renew their vendetta in the new episodes?
A lot of those things that were set up [in Season 1] start to pay off in a really fun way. The biggest difference is Chuck’s attitude shift. We saw that both Axe and Chuck became a little unhinged. So there’s a more organized approach this time around. But of course, in the world of the show, things can fall apart pretty quickly.
In what way has Chuck’s tone shifted?
At the end of the first season he loses everything. That creates a change for him in terms of what’s important. That obviously affects Bryan as well … As Bryan is questioning who’s right and wrong, so is the audience.
Do you think Bryan should accept Axe’s job offer or stay a public servant?
It’s pretty essential to play the character rather than judge the character. Having said that … I’m an idealist so I would love to see him do the right thing. But this changes from week to week and that’s what I love about our show, [that] the audience is questioning who is actually in the right and who is in the wrong, who’s the good guy and who’s the bad guy. — Andrea Morabito
Wednesday, 9 p.m., TNT
When Captain Sharon Raydor (Mary McDonnell) and the Major Crimes Division investigate the murder of a woman found in the Los Angeles River, their case is not only impeded by a secretive private investigator, but also by Deputy Chief Winnie Davis (Camryn Manheim), who regards Raydor as competition for the job of assistant chief of the LAPD.
Monday, 8 p.m., Fox
Grimes (Charlie Hofheimer) shares terrorist intel with Carter (Corey Hawkins). Rebecca (Miranda Otto) questions Nilaa (Sheila Vand) at the Donovan compound.
Tuesday, 8 p.m., PBS
Maya Angelou (below) was an author, activist, actress and public speaker who was awarded the 2010 Presidential Medal of Freedom. Most people know her from the best-selling memoir “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” or from her stirring delivery of “On the Pulse of Morning,” a poem she recited at President Clinton’s 1993 Inauguration. Angelou, who died in 2014, is recalled by Louis Gossett Jr., her co-star in Jean Genet’s “The Blacks.” Oprah Winfrey was a good friend. Two interviewees, Guy and Colin Johnson, are her son and grandson, respectively.
Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO
Series premiere. A suspicious death at a Monterey, Calif., school fund-raiser draws unwelcome attention to some of the local mothers. Longtime friends and confidantes Madeline (Reese Witherspoon) and Celeste (Nicole Kidman) invite newcomer Jane (Shailene Woodley) and her son, Ziggy (Iain Armitage), into their inner circle — much to the chagrin of Renata (Laura Dern), one of the other moms in the district. An incident with their children causes battle lines to be drawn.
Thursday, 9 p.m., CBS
When Bonnie (Allison Janney) discovers that Adam (William Fichtner) is close with his ex-wife, Danielle (Wendie Malick), Christy (Anna Faris) worries the emotional fallout could jeopardize Bonni
Tuesday, 9 p.m., NBC
Randall (Sterling K. Brown) and William (Ron Cephas Jones, below right, with Susan Kelechi Watson) take a road trip to Memphis, where Randall learns about his biological father’s past.
Thursday, 10 p.m., NBC
Series premiere. A routine trip to New York turns dangerous when ex-operative Tom Keen (Ryan Eggold) is recruited by Scottie Hargrave (Famke Janssen), the head of a security firm, to help rescue a kidnapped CIA agent. During the mission, Tom discovers evidence of a conspiracy within his own family. Edi Gathegi and Adrian Martinez also star.
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