Leverage (American TV series)

For the 2021 revival series, see Leverage: Redemption.
Leverage
The word Leverage written in capital letters, with a diagonal line slicing through it.
Genre
Created by
Starring
ComposerJoseph LoDuca
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes77 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerPaul Bernard
Production locations
CinematographyDavid Connell
Editors
  • Sonny Baskin
  • David Siegel
  • Brian Gonosey
Camera setupGary Camp
Running time41–47 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTNT
ReleaseDecember 7, 2008 (2008-12-07) –
December 25, 2012 (2012-12-25)[1]
Related
Leverage: Redemption
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Leverage is an American action crime drama television series, which aired on TNT from December 7, 2008, to December 25, 2012.[2] The series was produced by Electric Entertainment, a production company of executive producer and director Dean Devlin. Leverage follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, who use their skills to carry out heists to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.

Season 1 consists of 13 episodes, which writers John Rogers and Chris Downey and producer Dean Devlin intended to be a complete story should the series not be renewed. Season 2, for which production moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon,[3] ran in two parts: a nine-episode summer season that premiered on July 15, 2009, followed by a further six episodes the following winter. Leverage moved to Sunday for season 3, which began on June 20, 2010.[4]

Leverage was renewed for a fourth season on July 30, 2010.[5] It premiered on June 26, 2011,[6] and ran for 18 episodes, 10 in the summer and eight in the winter. The continuation of season 4 began on Sunday, November 27, 2011, at 9 pm EST on TNT.[7]

On August 12, 2011, Leverage was renewed for a fifth season,[8] to be both filmed and set in Portland.[9] Season 5 premiered July 15, 2012.[10] Leverage was canceled on December 21, 2012, amid falling ratings.[11] The final episode, which was produced as a possible series finale, aired on December 25, 2012.[12] On January 9, 2013, Leverage won Favorite Cable TV Drama at the 39th People's Choice Awards.[13]

A 16-episode revival titled Leverage: Redemption began shooting in early August 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, with most cast members returning. It was released on IMDb TV in July 2021[14][15][16] with a second season airing in 2022–23.

  1. ^ "TNT's "Leverage" coming to an end". TNT Newsroom. 2012-12-21. Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  2. ^ Dempsey, John (March 13, 2007). "TNT, Devlin team for 'Leverage'". Variety. Retrieved July 1, 2008.
  3. ^ "Cable TV show 'Leverage' to film its second season in Portland". OregonLive.com. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  4. ^ "Breaking News – Exclusive: TNT Books "Memphis Beat" for June 22; "Leverage" Heads to Sundays". TheFutonCritic.com. 2010-04-03. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
  5. ^ "Pressroom" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2010-08-02.
  6. ^ "Homepage". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012.
  7. ^ "TNT – Leverage: Home". Tnt.tv. Archived from the original on 2012-04-02. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  8. ^ "Pressroom" (Press release). Archived from the original on 2011-11-21. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
  9. ^ "Portland gets another TV close-up: 'Leverage' season 5 to be set here". OregonLive.com. 2011-12-13. Retrieved 2011-12-13.
  10. ^ "Leverage: Guest Star News". TNT Newsroom. 2012-03-13. Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-12-29.
  11. ^ Seidman, Robert (December 21, 2012). "'Leverage' Canceled by TNT After 5th Season". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 22, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
  12. ^ Kondology, Amanda (December 6, 2012). "'Leverage' EP Says Season 5 Finale Works as Series Finale If the Show is Not Renewed". TV By the Numbers. Archived from the original on December 7, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
  13. ^ "E! People's Choice Awards". E! Online.
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