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** One Season 2 plotline involved Axe trying to buy an [[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]] franchise. A few years later, Steve Cohen, the hedge fund manager who Axe is loosely based on, bought a 97% majority stake in the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball New York Mets]] (not a football team, but still).
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Series/{{Succession}}'', another premium cable dramedy set in New York and populated with a [[CastFullOfRichPeople cast of rich]], scheming, morally bankrupt people.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Series/{{Succession}}'', another premium cable dramedy set in New York and populated with a [[CastFullOfRichPeople cast of rich]], scheming, morally bankrupt people.people (with the final seasons of both shows airing in the same year).
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* DuelingWorks: With ''Series/{{Succession}}'', another cable dramedy set in New York and populated with a [[CastFullOfRichPeople cast of rich]], scheming, morally bankrupt people.

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* DuelingWorks: With ''Series/{{Succession}}'', another premium cable dramedy set in New York and populated with a [[CastFullOfRichPeople cast of rich]], scheming, morally bankrupt people.



** Melissa Navia had a guest starring role as an astronaut in Season 2, several years before being case as Erica Ortegas in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''.

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** Melissa Navia had a guest starring role as an astronaut in Season 2, several years before being case cast as Erica Ortegas in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''.
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** Melissa Navia had a guest starring role as an astronaut in Season 2, several years before being case as Erica in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''.

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** Melissa Navia had a guest starring role as an astronaut in Season 2, several years before being case as Erica Ortegas in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''.
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** Melissa Navia had a guest starring role as an astronaut in Season 2, several years before being case as Erica in ''Series/StarTrekStrangeNewWorlds''.
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* DuelingStarsMovie: Well, Dueling-Stars TV Series, but the show is basically an epic feud between Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.

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* DuelingStarsMovie: Well, Dueling-Stars TV Series, but the show is basically an epic feud between Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis.Lewis/Corey Stohl.
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** Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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** Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure their actor's death (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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** Axe's birthdate on [[spoiler:his new Swiss passport]] is given as February 11, 1971, the same as Creator/DamianLewis's.
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** Creator/DamianLewis was written out of the show at the beginning of season 6 to focus on his children after the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.

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** Creator/DamianLewis was had asked to be written out off of the show at three years before the beginning of season 6 Season 5 finale, as he wanted to focus on his children after and tend to his cancer-stricken wife, Creator/HelenMcCrory. [=McCrory=] succumbed to her cancer before the death filming of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.the second half of Season 5, which ends with Axe [[spoiler:being exiled to Switzerland]].
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** Creator/DamianLewis was written out of the show at the beginning of season 6 to focus on his children due after the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.

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** Creator/DamianLewis was written out of the show at the beginning of season 6 to focus on his children due after the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.
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** Creator/DamianLewis will be leaving the show at the end of season 5 to focus on his children due to the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.

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** Creator/DamianLewis will be leaving was written out of the show at the end beginning of season 5 6 to focus on his children due to after the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: RealLifeWritesThePlot:
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Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.rewrites.
** Creator/DamianLewis will be leaving the show at the end of season 5 to focus on his children due to the death of his wife Creator/HelenMcCrory.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappeared entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues; and at least one character disappeared disappearing entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) being PutOnABus due to availability issues.issues; and at least one character disappeared entirely due to AuthorExistenceFailure (Chuck's therapist Dr. Rutenberg, whose actor, Mark Blum, died of COVID-related complications in March 2020). Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were being PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealLifeTimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a RealLifeTimeSkip RealTimeTimeskip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip RealLifeTimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones; and some characters (most notably Spyros and Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; and characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London; characters wearing masks and practicing social distancing; and characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones.phones; and some characters (most notably Cat) were PutOnABus due to availability issues. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.
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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak. Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London, so Axe was written to be quarantining himself at his summer residence. Characters also distance from each other and communicate through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones.

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* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Filming for Season 5 was suspended for over a year due to the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, and the season's second half includes includes: a TimeSkip set several months after the initial outbreak. outbreak; Axe quarantining himself at a summer residence, since Creator/DamianLewis was unable to leave his home in London, so Axe was written to be quarantining himself at his summer residence. Characters also distance from each other London; characters wearing masks and communicate practicing social distancing; and characters communicating through either Zoom (like Chuck's "Jeffersonian dinner") or video phones.phones. Several B-plots, such as [[WhatCouldHaveBeen a humorous scene between Dollar Bill and Spyros]], were also left on the cutting room floor due to rewrites.

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