joining me today on studio 1.0, showtime's new ceo, david nevins. vid, thank you so much for joining us today. great to have you. david: thank you for coming. emily: so, billions. what was it about this showed that made you think it could be a hit? david: it is a world that hasn't been explored so much on television. it touches on all of our feelings about wealth and class, which is a hard subject in america. so this is very much in the zeitgeist and it deals with all of our complicated issues about the super wealthy. emily: you launched homeland and the affair -- when it comes to spotting a hit, is it all art? david: there is not a ton of science. first of all, it is some combination of who are you betting on? it is instincts about people, instincts about creators and the actors who will be able to grow and create a role. good writing is at the core of it all. it is a good script that gets a good actor which gets a good director which makes for a compelling show. and it has some sense for feeling where the culture is right now. what people will sit

joining me today on studio 1.0, showtime's new ceo, david nevins.