Billions

Now in its fourth season, this hedge fund drama is a veiled reference to heavyweight prosecutor Preet Bharara's pursuit of hedge fund titan Steve Cohen. Don’t look for a simple good vs evil plotline: Both the New York hedge fund tycoon as well as the prosecutor hunting him go to great lengths in the pursuit of power and status.

Not shy of showing the raunchier side of high finance, the Showtime production shows how high finance and political power wrangle for the win.