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42-495: [REDACTED] Look up leverage in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Leverage or leveraged may refer to: Leverage (mechanics) , mechanical advantage achieved by using a lever Leverage (album) , a 2012 album by Lyriel Leverage (dance) , a type of dance connection Leverage (finance) , using given resources to magnify a financial outcome Leverage (football) ,

84-442: A 13-episode revival of the series had been ordered to air on its own streaming service, IMDb TV . The series debuted on July 9, 2021, with an order of 16 episodes. Noah Wyle headlined the series as a new character with original cast members Beth Riesgraf , Gina Bellman , Christian Kane and Aldis Hodge set to reprise their roles. Timothy Hutton did not return for the revival. Dean Devlin , who served as executive producer on

126-422: A 2019 South Korean television series "Leverage", Episode 18 of mermaid drama Siren See also [ edit ] Leveraged buyout , using debt to gain control of a company's equity Lever (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leverage . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

168-484: A company's equity Lever (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Leverage . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leverage&oldid=1073497878 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

210-476: A local bar. Nate struggles with his recent sobriety while Sophie goes on a journey of self-discovery following an attempt on her life. While she is away, she sends her friend and fellow grifter, Tara Cole, to assist the team and keep tabs on Nate. After assisting Sterling on a job gets the former invited to join Interpol, the team soon run afoul of him when they stumble onto one of his cases. In exchange for letting

252-472: 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. Leverage was renewed for a fourth season on July 30, 2010. It premiered on June 26, 2011, 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. On August 12, 2011, Leverage

294-479: A personal foul in American football Leverage (negotiation) , the ability to influence another side in negotiations Leverage (statistics) , a concept in regression analysis Television [ edit ] Leverage (American TV series) , a 2008–2012 American comedy-drama crime television series Leverage: Redemption , a 2021 revival of the American series Leverage (South Korean TV series) ,

336-515: A scale of one to 100, DVD review website DVD Verdict rated the five seasons of the show 98, 88, 84, 82, and 90, respectively. Paramount Home Entertainment released the first three seasons of Leverage on DVD in the United States (Region 1). The fourth and fifth seasons were released by 20th Century Fox . In Canada, Alliance Home Entertainment released the first three seasons on DVD. In Region 2, Icon Home Entertainment released

378-480: A team, they approach Nate to continue under his leadership. Forced to choose between being a "white knight" and the "black king," Nate accepts on one condition: they will only target the corrupt and powerful to avenge ordinary people who have no other recourse. During season 1, the team initially struggles in adjusting to Nate's leadership and attempts to reform them. Additional subplots include Nate's struggle with alcoholism, his complicated relationship with Sophie, and

420-574: A thief known only as "Parker". Dubenich eventually convinces Nate to change his mind. While the job is successful, Dubenich double-crosses them and attempts to have them killed. Instead of fleeing, Nate persuades the team to retaliate, and further recruits the assistance of Sophie Deveraux, a formidable grifter, to put Dubenich out of business. Under Nate's leadership, the group coalesces into a very effective unit, succeeding in ruining Dubenich's business, clearing their names, and providing each thief enough money to retire from crime. Realizing their potential as

462-496: A treatment necessary to save the child's life. Emotionally and financially devastated due to the expensive treatment and eventual loss of his son, Nate is approached by aerospace industrialist Victor Dubenich to recover stolen intellectual property by leading a group of thieves, all of whom Nate has previously chased. Nate initially disagrees, as the thieves all have reputations for being loners who do not cooperate with others; they include hacker Alec Hardison, 'hitter' Eliot Spencer, and

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504-404: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Leverage (American TV series) 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 , ran in two parts:

546-400: Is revealed to be working with Victor Dubenich (the team's first victim) against the team. Season 5 opens with Nate having moved the team to Portland and setting up shop in a microbrewery ( Bridgeport Brew Pub ), but the season premiere ends with the revelation that Nate is working with Hardison on a secret project unknown to the others. After a series of extremely intricate confidence tricks,

588-534: The ability to influence another side in negotiations Leverage (statistics) , a concept in regression analysis Television [ edit ] Leverage (American TV series) , a 2008–2012 American comedy-drama crime television series Leverage: Redemption , a 2021 revival of the American series Leverage (South Korean TV series) , a 2019 South Korean television series "Leverage", Episode 18 of mermaid drama Siren See also [ edit ] Leveraged buyout , using debt to gain control of

630-511: The audience is momentarily uninformed as to exactly how they have succeeded in their con. A flashback then reveals how a seeming complication was either anticipated by the Leverage team, or used in a clever improvisation. These flashbacks, which are featured in most episodes, sometimes reveal only in retrospect that an earlier scene was actually a clue to the Leverage team's plan. More often,

672-469: The budding romance between Hardison and Parker. Eliot's past in the military is also a recurring theme, involving kindred soldiers who have returned from war, old enemies from his missions encountered during their jobs, and a case set in his hometown. Season 1 also establishes several running gags, including Eliot's numerous hidden talents, Hardison and Parker receiving cover IDs as FBI agents in organized crime, and Sophie's inability to act unless she's breaking

714-454: The charisma the show needs to succeed and the weight to keep it grounded". Reviewing the show's first season for the DVD review website DVD Talk , David Cornelius wrote: "The cast is terrific, bringing out the comedy without reaching for camp, while the scripts, if not exactly airtight, offer enough breezy fun. It's a bit slight, but it's also solid entertainment." Reviewing the second season for

756-415: The client, the Leverage team researches the villains to find a weakness to exploit. Each con, either as originally planned or as complications develop, typically requires the specialized skills of all the members of the group. Towards the end of each episode, the villains seem to get the upper hand, only to be outwitted by the team. Because most of the narrative has seemed to follow the team's point of view,

798-445: The con, a twist is introduced midway (as in a three-act structure ), and the players are given Plot Points that they can use to establish flashback scenes . The Leverage Roleplaying Game was nominated for an Origins award . A South Korean adaptation produced by Production H and Higround for TV Chosun aired October 13 to December 8, 2019. It is distributed by Sony Pictures Television . On April 22, 2020, IMDb announced that

840-490: The first season, 4.5 million viewers per episode in the second season, and 4.5 million viewers per episode in the third season. The series ranks as ad-supported cable's #1 entertainment program in the Tuesday 10 pm (ET/PT) time slot among viewers, households, and adults 25–54. The December 7, 2008, premiere was watched by 5.6 million viewers and scored TNT's best original series telecast ever in delivery of adults 18–49 during

882-592: The first three seasons on DVD in the UK. Season 4 was released on November 18, 2013. In Region 4, Visual Entertainment released all five seasons on DVD in Australia. Shortly after the show's cancellation, tie-in novels were published by Berkley: Margaret Weis Productions released a role-playing game based on the show and using the Cortex Plus system in 2010, with pdf supplements coming out in 2012 and 2013. In

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924-404: The flashbacks reveal new information to which the viewer has not been privy. This formula is followed by every episode in seasons one, two, and three. With the exception of the final season, each season ends with a two-part finale which involves a two-part, multi-stage con designed to bring down a major adversary, such as an international crime financier in season three, with an ending that advances

966-529: The fourth season, Sinnott wrote: "A step up in quality from season three, the fourth season of Leverage is fun, energetic, and immensely entertaining. The first couple of episodes are a bit bland, but after those the show picks up the pace and fires on all cylinders." Reviewing the season 5 premiere, David Hinckley of the New York Daily News felt it was "business as usual" for the show, but still "cool, fast-paced and thoroughly pleasant". On

1008-408: The free dictionary. Leverage or leveraged may refer to: Leverage (mechanics) , mechanical advantage achieved by using a lever Leverage (album) , a 2012 album by Lyriel Leverage (dance) , a type of dance connection Leverage (finance) , using given resources to magnify a financial outcome Leverage (football) , a personal foul in American football Leverage (negotiation) ,

1050-479: The game, whether or not they play the actual characters on the show, the players are expected to take on one of the five roles within the Leverage team: Grifter, Hitter, Hacker, Mastermind, or Thief. Every character has a second role they can perform well, and two they cannot perform at all. In order to run cons as in the show, the player role-playing the Mastermind is given incomplete information with which to run

1092-581: The law. The team operates with impunity as "Leverage Consulting & Associates", until the season finale, in which Nate's former colleague, James Sterling, begins pursuing them on behalf of IYS. In response, they steal a collection of valuable art from Nate's former boss, Ian Blackpoole, returning it in exchange for Blackpoole being fired from his own company, and disband for six months. Season 2 begins in Boston, Nate's hometown. The team reunites and resume their activities, now operating out of Nate's apartment and

1134-451: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leverage&oldid=1073497878 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages leverage [REDACTED] Look up leverage in Wiktionary,

1176-552: The process. Leverage was originally edited in Apple 's Final Cut Studio Pro 7, but has used Final Cut Pro X in the later seasons. Shooting was in 4096 x 2304 at 24 frame/s , though resolution was reduced in post-production to 1080p . The series premiered on December 7, 2008, on TNT in the United States. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on Bravo , where it premiered on January 20, 2010; when Bravo closed down, it

1218-452: The regular broadcast season. Through its first nine episodes, Leverage averaged 3.2 million viewers and 1.4 million adults 18–49 in Live + Same Day viewing. The first six episodes scored strong growth when comparing Live to Live + 7 numbers, with total viewership rising 33% to 4.1 million and adults 18–49 rising 42% to 1.9 million. Data from TNT indicates a large percentage of viewers recorded

1260-449: The same website, John Sinnott wrote: "Though this season is a bit of a let down after the first one, Leverage is still a very good show. This character driven program has some truly enjoyable characters and some great stories." Reviewing the third season, Sinnott wrote: "This third year's worth of episodes is a step up from season two, even if a couple of the shows are hit-and-miss. Happily, there are far more hits than misses." Reviewing

1302-605: The season's end, Moreau is imprisoned in San Lorenzo, a fictional nation formerly under his control. Season 4 opens days after the team's return from San Lorenzo, when they discover that someone has been bugging their headquarters; the culprit is later identified as the wealthy businessman Jack Latimer, who has been profiting by their victories and now offers information on the evildoings of other major corporations, in exchange for profit on each company's downfall. Nate refuses this offer, and his suspicions are justified when Latimer

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1344-437: The second-season finale of Leverage for later viewing. The Live + 7 viewership of 4.2 million viewers was 70% greater than the Live data for the same episode. In addition, for the season, Live +7 viewership was 58% greater than Live viewership. The premiere of Leverage on June 20, 2010, averaged about 3.0 million viewers for the two episodes, and maintained a 1.0 rating for Adults 18–49. The June 26, 2011, premiere episode

1386-411: The secret project is revealed and carried off, despite the recurrent Sterling. The season's final episode, broadcast on Christmas Day 2012, also reveals drastic changes in the lives and dynamics of the team, but assures the audience of their continuity: Nate and Sophie plan to marry, leaving the remaining members to operate the team without them. Most episodes follow a set story structure : After meeting

1428-647: The show was primarily set in Boston, but filmed in Portland. Executive producer Dean Devlin announced the fifth season would not only be shot in Portland, but set there, as well. Leverage was shot using Red One video cameras. Extensive use of Steadicam helped the audience participate in the scene. All of the dailies were shipped on hard drives to Electric Entertainment in Hollywood, California. Shooting, editing, and all post-production work were done digitally, using no physical film or videotape at any point in

1470-820: The shows's first two episodes, Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly wrote that Leverage is "shrewdly conceived, and it moves along like a son of a gun". He felt that the "backup crew ... wisecrack without much charm", but also that "Hutton's top-grade work and the twisty plots" made up for this. Tucker concluded that the show was "better than the last two Ocean's Eleven movies". Robert Bianco of USA Today felt that Leverage "seems to owe more to other movies and shows than it does to real life", pointing specifically to The Sting and Mission: Impossible as obvious sources of inspiration, but concluded: "at least it's paying its debt in an entertaining fashion." Bianco felt that " Leverage does get overly busy at times (simpler camera work would help)", but also that Hutton "supplies

1512-458: The team go free, Nate surrenders to his former friend, admitting to Sterling and himself that he is now a thief. As season 3 begins, Ford is in prison and the team attempts to free him, until a mysterious Italian woman blackmails them into bankrupting the untouchable criminal Damien Moreau. The team spends several jobs targeting known associates of Moreau in an effort to get closer to him, even learning that Eliot used to work for him at one point. At

1554-627: The team's story into the new season. Executive producer and director Dean Devlin pitched Leverage to TNT in mid-2007. The show was greenlighted in October and the pilot , which was written by John Rogers and Chris Downey , was shot in July 2008. Devlin said of the show's creation: "I just wanted to do the type of show that I grew up with and loved. I missed Mission: Impossible and The Rockford Files . Television today tends to be more dry, dark and edgy. I’m not saying it’s bad, but it’s not

1596-545: The type of show I was interested in. So when TNT said they wanted to get a TV show out of me, I said I wanted to do a throwback type of show. I wanted to have fun. I don’t want to live in a dark world." Thirteen episodes were commissioned for the first season. The show's pilot was filmed on-location in Chicago , with the remainder of the first season set and filmed in Los Angeles . For the second through fourth seasons,

1638-579: Was picked up by Fox . The series started broadcasting January 7, 2009, on W Channel in Australia. In 2012, Ion Television announced that reruns of Leverage would become part of their schedule. The series debuted on the network on July 1, 2012. The show is broadcast in marathons on Sundays. As of Summer 2018, Ion broadcasts Leverage in four hour blocks in the mornings, Monday through Thursday. 2020: Episodes of "Leverage" are shown at 11am and 8pm Monday through Friday on AMGTV. In Live + 7 data, Leverage averaged 4.0 million viewers per episode in

1680-405: Was released on IMDb TV in July 2021 with a second season airing in 2022–23. Nathan "Nate" Ford is a former insurance investigator known for recovering millions of dollars in stolen property and chasing the most dangerous and elusive thieves in the world. Nate's son, who was ill, died after IYS, the insurance company he'd spent his career working for, used questionable ethics to deny coverage of

1722-643: Was renewed for a fifth season, to be both filmed and set in Portland . Season 5 premiered July 15, 2012. Leverage was canceled on December 21, 2012, amid falling ratings. The final episode, which was produced as a possible series finale, aired on December 25, 2012. On January 9, 2013, Leverage won Favorite Cable TV Drama at the 39th People's Choice Awards . A 16-episode revival titled Leverage: Redemption began shooting in early August 2020 in New Orleans, Louisiana, with most cast members returning. It

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1764-676: Was viewed by 3.42 million viewers (10% more than the third-season premiere) while the January 15, 2012, season finale was viewed by 3.9 million viewers. The fifth-season premiere episode was viewed by 3.39 million viewers, and achieved a 0.8 Adults 18–49 rating. The fifth-season finale, also the series finale, was watched by 3.04 million viewers and achieved a 0.7 rating in Adults 18–49. Critical reaction to Leverage has been generally positive, with review aggregation website Metacritic reporting "generally favorable reviews" by critics. Reviewing

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