Damages: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in New York's world of high stakes litigation, Damages follows the lives of Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and most reviled litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégée Ellen Parsons as they become embroiled in a class action lawsuit targeting Arthur Frobisher, one of the country's wealthiest CEOs. As Patty battles Frobisher and his attorney, Ellen learns what it takes to win at all costs -- and that lives, not just fortunes, are at stake.

The series premiered on July 24, 2007 on FX and aired for three seasons before moving to the DirecTV channel Audience Network in 2010, airing for two further seasons, and concluding in 2012.

Series details

• Title: Damages
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Legal
• Premiere date: 2007-07-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-09-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Audience Network
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 679

Cast and credited roles

• Glenn Close — Patty Hewes
• Rose Byrne — Ellen Parsons
• Tate Donovan — Tom Shayes
• Ted Danson — Arthur Frobisher
• Anastasia Griffith — Katie Connor
• Noah Bean — David Connor
• Željko Ivanek — Ray Fiske
• Timothy Olyphant — Wes Krulik
• Marcia Gay Harden — Claire Maddox
• William Hurt — Daniel Purcell
• Campbell Scott — Joe Tobin
• Martin Short — Leonard Winstone

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2007-07-24; final listed air date 2007-10-23.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-01-07; final listed air date 2009-04-01.
• Season 3: premiered 2010-01-25; final listed air date 2010-04-19.
• Season 4: premiered 2011-07-13; final listed air date 2011-09-14.
• Season 5: premiered 2012-07-11; final listed air date 2012-09-12.

Source and licence

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