Many fans are wondering “Is Billions based on reality?” or even “Does Axe Capital exist?”. We have all the answers for you!

“Billions” is a drama series and it’s not based on a true story, but the things that happen at Axe Capital is not really far from reality. Before the creators of Billions started filming, they did a lot of research. It`s not unlikely that characters like Bobby Axelrod exist in reality. There can also be incidents that never would happen in reality.

It`s not unlikely that characters like Bobby Axelrod exist in reality. There can also be incidents that never would happen in reality. It has not been confirmed which hedge fund manager that inspired the creators when they created Bobby Axelrod. When we researched this – we found different traits that fit Bobby Axelrod`s character. Our theory is that there is no real life Bobby Axelrod, but that Bobby is a character that is made of several different hedge fund managers/owners.