Leverage: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Leverage (2008): Drama, Action, Crime. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.

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Story and premise

Leverage is a slick and crafty drama following a team of expert thieves that take down corrupt corporations in elaborate high-tech schemes. Insurance investigator Nate Ford exposed scams and recovered stolen items worth millions. But his life hit the skids when his insurance company allowed his ailing 8-year-old son to die. Years later, Nate gets even as the leader of a specialized team of thieves, computer experts and con artists that right corporate and governmental injustices against honest citizens. To expose corruption, Nate will do wrong for all the right reasons –– he will provide Leverage.

Series details

Title: Leverage
Format: Scripted
Language: English
Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
Premiere date: 2008-12-07
Final broadcast date listed: 2012-12-25
Status in TVmaze: Ended
Network listed by TVmaze: TNT
Network country: United States
Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
TVmaze community rating: 8.1/10
TVMaze ID: 662

Cast and credited roles

Timothy Hutton — Nathan "Nate" Ford
Christian Kane — Eliot Spencer
Beth Riesgraf — Parker
Aldis Hodge — Alec Hardison
Gina Bellman — Sophie Devereaux

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

Season 1: premiered 2008-12-07; final listed air date 2009-02-24; episode order: 13.
Season 2: premiered 2009-07-15; final listed air date 2010-02-17; episode order: 15.
Season 3: premiered 2010-06-20; final listed air date 2010-12-19; episode order: 16.
Season 4: premiered 2011-06-26; final listed air date 2012-01-15; episode order: 18.
Season 5: premiered 2012-07-15; final listed air date 2012-12-25; episode order: 15.

Source and licence

Adapted from Leverage on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.