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“The New Decas” Season 5, Episode 1 With Becky Lynch

A behind-the-scenes look at the season premiere

By Brian Koppelman and David Levien
Showtime


Brian Koppelman and David Levien give a behind-the-scenes look into Billions, Season 5. Following each episode’s airing on Showtime, the podcast will unpack the writing of the script, exclusive stories from production, the ideas behind the music cues, and much more. The 12-episode podcast season will also include interviews with cast and crew members as well as bonus podcast episodes devoted to inside stories from Billions.

Following the season premiere, Koppelman and Levien discuss the show returning for its fifth season, what a showrunner really does, the importance of season openers, and Episode 1 of Season 5 of Billions, “The New Decas” (0:20), before talking to “The Man” Becky Lynch about her cameo in Episode 1 (32:20).

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