The series premiered on January 17, 2016, on Showtime, and its seventh and final season premiered on August 13, 2023. The series depicts hedge fund manager Bobby Axelrod as he accumulates wealth and power in the world of high finance. U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades is based on Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in Manhattan from 2009 to 2017.