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3 episodes will drop November 16, and then it will air each Wednesday for 13 episodes.

Ep 201- "The Debutante Job"
Ep 202- "The One Man’s Trash Job"
Ep 203- "The Tournament Job"

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YOU’RE INVITED TO AN EXCLUSIVE FAN EVENT FOR LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH
VIRTUAL DOORS OPEN AT 4:40PM PT EVENT STARTS AT 5:00PM PT
LINK TO THE EVENT: https://leverageredemptionevent.com/  As a thank you to the fans of Leverage: Redemption, the Leverage crew is hosting a virtual fan event on Tuesday, October 5th. Please join the series’ cast and executive producers for an exclusive behind-the-scenes panel discussion, moderated by Collider’s Liz Shannon Miller, as well as a first look at the back half of Season One.
Cast and executive producers in attendance include: Aldis Hodge (Alec Hardison) Aleyse Shannon (Breanna Casey) Beth Riesgraf (Parker) Christian Kane (Eliot Spencer) Gina Bellman (Sophie Devereaux) Noah Wyle (Harry Wilson) Dean Devlin (Co-Showrunner/EP) Kate Rorick (Co-Showrunner/EP)
We look forward to having you there!

IMDB Tv LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION - Friday, July 9 Redemption will premiere Friday, July 9 exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon's premium free streaming service. The crime drama will debut with eight new episodes this summer followed by an additional eight episodes in the fall. In this new iteration, and new world, the Leverage crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence. Grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane), and hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) have watched the world change over the last eight years. Since their last job, it's become easier - and sometimes legal - for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way. To address the changes in the world around them, the team finds new blood in Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle), a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realizing he'd been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career, and Breanna Casey (Aleyse Shannon), Hardison's foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics, and getting into trouble. Promo

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Video: "Leverage: Redemption" - Official Trailer - IMDb TV - Coming July 9
In this new iteration and new world, the "Leverage" crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence.

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In this new iteration and new world, the Leverage crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence. Grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane), and hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) have watched the world change over the last eight years. Since their last job, it's become easier-and sometimes legal-for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way.

To address the changes in the world around them, the team finds new blood in Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle), a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realizing he'd been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career, and Breanna Casey (Aleyse Shannon), Hardison's foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics, and getting into trouble.

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The Heist Continues as "Leverage: Redemption" Sets July 9 Premiere on IMDb TV

Eight New Episodes to Debut This Summer Followed By an Additional Eight Episodes in Fall 2021

Watch First Look Preview Here

CULVER CITY, California- May 3, 2021 - In advance of Amazon's first NewFronts presentation today, IMDb TV announced the new original series Leverage: Redemption will premiere Friday, July 9 exclusively on IMDb TV, Amazon's premium free streaming service. The crime drama will debut with eight new episodes this summer followed by an additional eight episodes in the fall.

In this new iteration, and new world, the Leverage crew have watched as the rich and powerful continue to take what they want without consequence. Grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane), and hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) have watched the world change over the last eight years. Since their last job, it's become easier - and sometimes legal - for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way. To address the changes in the world around them, the team finds new blood in Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle), a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realizing he'd been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career, and Breanna Casey (Aleyse Shannon), Hardison's foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics, and getting into trouble.

Kate Rorick is showrunner and executive producer alongside Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment. John Rogers and Chris Downey are consulting producers.

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About Electric Entertainment

Based out of Los Angeles, California, Electric Entertainment is an independent studio headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin along with his partners Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. Electric Entertainment also houses Electric Post, a state-of-the-art digital effects and post production facility. Electric has a satellite office located in Vancouver, Canada.

Among Electric's hit television series are The Librarians and Leverage, which ran for four and five seasons respectively on TNT, The Outpost which was the highest-rated program on the CW for the 2020/21 season and Almost Paradise currently streaming on IMDb TV after having premiered on WGN America.

Recent full-length Feature Films have included "Bad Samaritan" starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, the award-winning film Say My Name starring Lisa Brenner and Nick Blood, and the critically acclaimed documentary Who Killed the Electric Car? Electric also acquires and distributes theatrical films from around the world, including, most recently Blood On The Crown, starring Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell and Heavy, starring Sophie Turner and Daniel Zovatto. The company's domestic distribution division is a full-service operation serving all significant outlets with various rights to films and series including: TVOD, EST, AVOD, SVOD, PTV, Linear Basic Cable and Broadcast.

LEVERAGE (IMDb TV, New!) - Noah Wyle is set to topline a sequel to the 2008-12 series - "a fresh update of the original concept, about reformed crooks using their unique skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on common citizens" - for Amazon's free, ad-supported streaming service. Beth Riesgraf (Parker), Gina Bellman (Sophie Devereaux), Christian Kane (Eliot Spencer) and Aldis Hodge (Alec Hardison) are expected to reprise their roles for the project, while Timothy Hutton (Nate Ford), who recently faced sexual assault allegations, will not return. Wyle, who has a one-year deal, will also direct two of the planned 13 episodes. Dean Devlin, Marc Roskin, Rachel Olschan-Wilson and Kate Rorick as well as original series co-creators John Rogers and Chris Downey are the executive producers for Electric Entertainment and Amazon Studios. (Deadline.com)

LEVERAGE SEQUEL SERIES (IMDb TV) - Aleyse Shannon has joined the cast of the revival as a new team member, Breanna Casey. "Breanna's special skills include being a genius mechanical engineer (just ask her about her drones) and making social hacking and social media manipulation look like child's play. Landing in the foster system after her parents' tragic car accident, Breanna got lucky finding a home with Nana, and bonus big-brother Hardison (Aldis Hodge), who reached out to the spiky, scared 10-year old by teaching her computers and hacking. As Breanna trains in new skills with the other Leverage team members, she will need to learn to embrace and trust her new family." Production the series began August 10 in New Orleans. (Deadline.com)

LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION (IMDb TV) - James Marsters will drop by the sequel series as Carl, "a slick country club hustler who uses his conning of wealthy members to fund a much darker criminal enterprise." (TVLine.com)

ScifiVision Interview with Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Ayleyse Shannon

ScifiVision Interviews with Gina Bellman and Noah Wyle

Leverage Reboot with Noah Wyle ordered by IMDBTV.

Star Aldis Hodge on Getting Back Into Hardison’s Rhythm for the ‘Redemption’ Revival

Noah Wyle Joins the Den of Outlaw Do-Gooders

Leverage: Redemption Review - Back and Better Than Ever

Gina Bellman on Sophie's Role as Team Leader: 'She Doesn't Take It, It's Given to Her'

'Leverage: Redemption' is a Satisfying Second Act

The Gang Is Back Together! Here's Everything We Know About the Revival Series, Leverage: Redemption

IMDB TV To Drop Eight Episodes Of ‘Leverage: Redemption’

Leverage Crew Details the Thrill of Reuniting for Redemption: 'Everybody's Hair Was Standing on End'

'Leverage' is back: Beth Riesgraf talks 'Redemption'

What is Leverage: Redemption about?

Aldis Hodge understands the acute dread of working retail

'Leverage' star Bellman happy to 'get the band back together'

Leverage: Redemption: The Crew Reunites for 'One, Just One' Job in Full-Length IMDb TV Revival Trailer

9 Questions We Have After the ‘Leverage: Redemption’ Trailer

Electric Entertainment Sells Crime-Thriller Series ‘Leverage: Redemption’ To Canada & Germany

Leverage: Redemption Trailer Reunites Original Cast of Con Artists

Timothy Hutton Denies Allegations

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• Last night's Season 5 Christmas finale was the series finale for TNT's hit show LEVERAGE. As the series end was one of Yahoo's Top 10 trending topics over the holidays, the finale has hit fans hard.
  Executive producer for the fan-favorite heist and con series, Dean Devlin:
  The Long Goodbye is our final goodbye.
  It has been decided today that this Tuesday's episode of Leverage "The Long Goodbye Job" will be the series finale as TNT has decided not to renew the show for a sixth season.
  I want to take the opportunity to thank TNT for five amazing seasons and 77 episodes of a show that has been so good to me. I'm incredibly proud of the show and what we've accomplished. Throughout this journey TNT have been the most amazing partners. Their support and collaboration I will cherish forever.
  I also want to thank everyone involved in making the show. Tim, Gina, Beth, Christian and Aldis are the finest ensemble of actors I've ever worked with. They've become our partners, our friends and our family.
  The amazing crew who pulled off miracles every day on our show. Thank you for everything you've contributed. Your blood and sweat is in every frame of our series and I'm eternally in your debt.
  And, of course, on behalf of everyone involved in the show, thank you to all the fans who've supported us and the show. You have amazed us all. We love you and thank you all.
  I'm so happy we were able to film the series finale we had always envisioned and I'm happy we're able to present it on Christmas as our gift to you. It's a bittersweet goodbye.
  Gratefully yours, Dean Devlin
  Executive Producer/Director LEVERAGE
   
• LEVERAGE, the recently Nominated TV Series from TNT, is airing its Season Five Finale on Tuesday, December 25th, marking the possible end to the series. America has tuned in every week for five seasons to catch their favorite heist and con drama, earning the show with a People's Choice Award Nomination this year for "Best Cable Drama Category."
  "The Low Low Price Job" - Tuesday, Nov. 27, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) The crew sabotages a new big-box mega-store in order to prevent it from destroying a small town. Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives) and Willa Ford (Magic City) guest-star.
  "The White Rabbit Job" - Tuesday, Dec. 4, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) To stop a businessman from destroying his company and the town it supports, the team must run the hardest con in grifter history, The White Rabbit. Andrew Bowen (MADtv) guest-stars.
  "The Corkscrew" - Tuesday, Dec. 11, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) The team cons a corrupt winery owner out of a priceless bottle of wine.
  "The Toy Job" - Tuesday, Dec. 18, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) The Leverage team creates a global toy craze to take on an unscrupulous CEO who is about to unleash a dangerous toy onto the market. Gregg Henry (Bunheads) guest-stars.
  "The Long Goodbye Job" - Tuesday, Dec. 25, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) When Nate takes a case linked to his son's death, he leads the team into their riskiest and deadliest con. Catherine Dent (The Shield) and Mark Sheppard (Supernatural) guest-star.
  TV's Favorite Con Artists Prepare to Steal Christmas and More In Five All-New Episodes of TNT's Leverage
  Winter Episodes Possibly Marking Series End Begin Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
  For five years, television's coolest gang of con artists have used their unique skills to help level the playing field for people whose lives have been destroyed by the rich and powerful. This winter, things are going to get personal as TNT's hit series Leverage returns with five brand new episodes. Academy Award* winner Timothy Hutton stars in this clever and compelling drama, along with Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge. Leverage is set to begin its winter run Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), following an all-new episode of Rizzoli & Isles.
  Leverage focuses on a team of five top-notch specialists out to give everyday people a helping hand against the machinations of corrupt bigwigs. Leading the crew is mastermind Nate Ford (Hutton), a former insurance investigator whose son died when his employer refused to pay for life-saving surgery. Sophie Devereaux (Bellman) is the team's resident grifter, a brilliant con artist who shares a long and complicated history with Nate - both professionally and romantically. Eliot Spencer (Kane) provides muscle as the team's bone-crunching retrieval specialist with a passion for gourmet cooking and a soft spot for the underdog. Gadget and technology wizard Alec Hardison (Hodge) provides the team with everything from communications and video surveillance to target dossiers and virtual environments, rarely getting the credit he feels he deserves. And Parker (Riesgraf) is the team's thief, a slightly off-center charmer who gets giddy at the thought of rappelling off a building or cracking an unbreakable safe.
  With the rallying cry, "Let's go steal a...," Nate and his team set out each week to tackle corrupt executives, politicians and other big shots by taking something they hold dear. The team has since "stolen" everything from an airplane to a baseball stadium. They've even stolen a country. And this winter, they're going to steal something they've never gone after before: a man's dreams.
  Winter will also pit the Leverage crew against the ruthless manager of a discount store whose tactics threaten not only her employees but also the town itself. They'll target a corrupt winery owner whose workers are collapsing. And in a special holiday episode, the team will try to steal Christmas in order to prevent an unscrupulous toy company CEO from unleashing a dangerous product into the market. In addition, the team will once again face their nemesis, insurance-investigator-turned-InterPOL-agent Jim Sterling (guest star Mark Sheppard).
  With each and every case they handle, Nate, Sophie, Elliott, Hardison and Parker prove themselves to be more than just a league of extraordinary con artists. They are a family. But in Leverage's gripping season finale, the bond that holds this family together could be torn apart permanently with an extremely risky case involving the death of Nate's son.
  Since premiering in 2008, Leverage has been a solid hit, averaging more than 3.8 million viewers in its fifth season, with 1.4 million adults 18-49 and 1.7 million adults 25-54. Leverage is executive-produced by Dean Devlin (Independence Day, TNT's The Librarian movie series) and creators John Rogers (Transformers) and Chris Downey (The King of Queens). The series is produced for TNT by Devlin's Electric Entertainment.
  About Electric Entertainment Electric Entertainment is a full service film, television, and new media production company and studio headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin along with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan. Electric's television credits include TNT's The Librarian: Quest for the Spear, starring Noah Wyle, which was the highest rated cable movie of 2004; its sequel, The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mine; and the third installment of the franchise, The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice. Along with Bryan Singer's Bad Hat Harry production company, Electric produced Syfy's The Triangle, which won an Emmy* for its visual effects and was the highest-rated miniseries on the cable channel since Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN (2002).
  About TNT
  TNT, one of cable's top-rated networks, is television's destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households, TNT is home to such original drama series as Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Dallas, Perception, Major Crimes, Franklin & Bash, Leverage, Southland and the upcoming Monday Mornings. The network also features dramatic unscripted originals like the upcoming Boston's Finest (working title), 72 Hours (working title) and The Hero (working title). In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like The Mentalist, Bones, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Law & Order and Castle, which starts this year; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards*; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
  Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., a Time Warner company, creates and programs branded news; entertainment; animation and young adult; and sports media environments on television and other platforms for consumers around the world.
   
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• TNT Announces Winter 2012-13 Premiere Dates
  Lineup Includes Returning Hits Rizzoli & Isles, Dallas and Leverage; Launch of New Medical Drama Monday Mornings; And Fifth Season of Acclaimed Cop Drama Southland
  As part of its strategic expansion to year-round original programming, TNT is set to burn brightly this winter with a slate of six original series. The lineup includes the return of three hit dramas, a new season of one of the most acclaimed series on television and the premiere of a brand new medical drama from David E. Kelley and Dr. Sanjay Gupta.
  Among TNT's winter highlights, hit dramas Rizzoli & Isles and Leverage will return for a run of episodes beginning Nov. 27.
  LEVERAGE
  Winter Premiere: Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT)
  Television's coolest gang of thieves, grifters and con artists are back to close out the fifth season of this fast-paced, light-hearted caper series from blockbuster executive producer Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment. Academy Award® winner Timothy Hutton stars, along with Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge. Together, they attempt to take down those who would use wealth and power to take advantage of others.
   

• You may recognize Matthew Lillard from his roles in 90s classics like: Scream, SLC Punk!, She's All That, Hackers and Scooby-Doo!, but on Sunday, September 2nd, you can see a different side of the tall actor as he plays Gabe Erickson on TNT's LEVERAGE.
  For More information on LEVERAGE, click here: http://www.tntdrama.com/series/leverage/ 
  TNT's Action-Packed Hit Leverage Returns Sunday, July 15, With New Headquarters and the Most Thrilling Twists and Turns Yet
  Television's most adventurous gang of thieves, grifters and con artists shake things up this summer with new headquarters and some of their toughest cases yet. TNT's hit series Leverage returns for its fifth season, which is set to launch Sunday, July 15, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT). The show will move to its regular Sunday 9 p.m. (ET/PT) timeslot beginning August 26. Academy Award* winner Timothy Hutton stars in this clever and compelling drama, along with Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Aldis Hodge.
  Leverage focuses on a team led by former insurance investigator turned thief, Nate Ford (Hutton). His cohorts include Sophie Devereaux (Bellman), a brilliant grifter; Eliot Spencer (Kane), a retrieval specialist; Alec Hardison (Hodge), a gadget and technology wizard; and Parker (Riesgraf), a slightly off-center thief adept at rappelling off buildings. Together, they try to level the playing field for people whose lives have been destroyed by the rich and powerful.
  The fifth season of Leverage opens to the promise of new adventure and uncharted territory in "The Very Big Bird Job". Without even having time to settle into their new Portland, Ore., base of operations, the team is immediately swept into the path of a conniving shipping executive (guest star Carey Elwes) whose cheap techniques result in a tragic plane crash. Determined to put him behind bars before another merger is completed, the Leverage team formulates their most daring con ever involving theft of the actual Spruce Goose.
  This season on Leverage, the team will be forced to face changing personal dynamics as the relationship between Parker and Hardison heats up, and Nate continues to struggle with inner demons. Among their upcoming jobs, they will target a wealthy scientist who stole his former research partner's discovery and ruined his reputation; an ex-hockey-player-turned-team-owner (guest star Treat Williams) who trades his love of the game for his love of money at the expense of his players' health; a corrupt restaurateur who destroys lives in his pursuit of fame and money; and a corrupt businessman whose stock scams and money-laundering have him living a life of secrecy (guest star Matthew Lillard). In addition, the team will once again face their nemesis, insurance-investigator-turned-InterPOL-agent Jim Sterling (guest star Mark Sheppard).
  Since premiering in 2008, Leverage has become a solid hit, averaging 4 million viewers in its fourth season. Leverage is executive-produced by Dean Devlin (Independence Day, TNT's The Librarian movie series) and creators John Rogers (Transformers) and Chris Downey (The King of Queens). The series is produced for TNT by Devlin's Electric Entertainment.
  About Electric Entertainment
  Electric Entertainment is a full service film, television, and new media production company and studio headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin along with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan. Electric is currently in production on the fifth season of TNT's action-packed drama "Leverage."
  Electric's other television credits include TNT's "The Librarian" starring Noah Wyle which was the highest rated movie on cable that year (2004), its sequel, "The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines" and the third installment of the franchise, "The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice." Along with Bryan Singer's Bad Hat Harry production company, Electric produced SyFy Channel's "The Triangle," which won an Emmy for its Visual Effects, and was the highest-rated miniseries on the cable channel since "Steven Spielberg Presents TAKEN" (2002).
  About TNT
  TNT, one of cable's top-rated networks, is television's destination for drama. Seen in 99 million households, TNT is home to such original drama series as The Closer, Rizzoli & Isles, Falling Skies, Franklin & Bash, Leverage, Southland and the upcoming Major Crimes, Dallas, Perception and Monday Mornings. The network also features dramatic unscripted originals like this summer's The Great Escape and the upcoming Boston Blue (w.t.) and 72 Hours (w.t.). In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like The Mentalist, Bones, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Law & Order and Castle, which starts this year; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards*; blockbuster movies; and championship sports coverage, including NASCAR, the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship.
   

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• ION Television Acquires Off-Network Rights to TNT's Top-Rated Series "Leverage"
  Acquisition Marks ION's First Deal With Successful Independent Producer Dean Devlin and Electric Entertainment
  NEW YORK, Sept. 7, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ION Television continues to expand its programming line-up with high-quality content with the acquisition of the popular TNT drama series, "Leverage" from Electric Entertainment. The announcement was made today by Brandon Burgess, CEO, ION Media Networks. ION Television, a top-10 rated network, has licensed the off-network rights to all seasons of "Leverage." The series will begin airing on ION Television in summer 2012.
  "We're pleased to team up with Dean Devlin's Electric Entertainment, which has distinguished itself by providing high caliber theatrical production standards for TV audiences," says Burgess. "Collaborating with both Electric and Turner to support the longevity of a popular original drama, such as 'Leverage,' furthers our strategic goal to be a viable partner for cable network productions."
  "We are thrilled to join forces with ION Television, one of the largest broadcast television station groups in the country. ION's reach of over 99 million homes in the U.S. will ensure the continuation of the show's legacy," says Electric Entertainment Founder Dean Devlin. "We're looking forward to working with such a pioneering and innovative company."
  "Leverage" follows a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, a retrieval specialist, and their leader, former insurance investigator Nathan Ford (Academy Award Winner(R) Timothy Hutton), who use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens. "Leverage," recently picked-up for its fifth season, is executive-produced by Dean Devlin (Independence Day, TNT's The Librarian movie series) and creators John Rogers (Transformers) and Chris Downey (The King of Queens). The series is produced for TNT by Devlin's Electric Entertainment. This season, Leverage has averaged more than 4.8 million viewers, up 10% over season three, with 1.9 million adults 18-49 (+6%) and 2.3 million adults 25-54 (+9%).
  The "Leverage" deal comes on the heels of ION's recent acquisition of cable's other hit series "Psych," "Monk" and "House," signifying ION as a viable after-market platform for cable net productions. The hit series also joins ION Television's primetime schedule of the popular off-net series "Without a Trace," "Criminal Minds," "Ghost Whisperer" and ION's first original police drama "Flashpoint."
  
  

• TNT Adds More Leverage as Hit Caper Series Enjoys Best Season Yet
  TNT has renewed its fast-paced, light-hearted caper drama Leverage for a fifth season, just as the fourth season is shaping up to score the show’s biggest ratings yet. TNT has ordered 15 episodes of Leverage, with the fifth season slated to launch in summer 2012. The series – which centers on a gang of grifters, hackers and thieves out to settle scores against the rich and powerful – currently airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). After the show’s Aug. 28 summer finale, Leverage will return to wrap up its fourth season with new episodes in November and December. Leverage is the latest high-profile series renewal from TNT following new season orders for Rizzoli & Isles, which is running neck-and-neck with
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• Stars of TNT's Hit Series LEVERAGE to Video Chat Live Before All New Episode on July 17
  Before catching a brand new episode of TNT¹s hit series LEVERAGE, fans of the show will have a chance to chat with two of the stars through a live video web chat.
  Series stars Beth Riesgraf, who plays thief Parker, and Aldis Hodge, who plays hacker Hardison will answer questions submitted by fans.
  Live Chat: Sunday, July 17 at 8:30 p.m. (ET)/5:30 p.m. (PT) The live online video chat with Aldis Hodge and Beth Riesgraf will stream on TNT¹s website at http://tnt.tv/chat; TNT¹s mobile site at http://m.tnt.tv ; and the LEVERAGE Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/LeverageOnTNT . Fans can submit questions live on TNT.tv, the Leverage Facebook page or on Twitter via the hashtag #LEVCHAT.
  Immediately after the web chat, Beth and Aldis will continue the online experience with fans through live tweets via the hashtag #LEVCHAT during the episode.
  New Episode on TNT: "The Van Gogh Job" ­ Sunday, July 17, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) The LEVERAGE team searches for a lost Van Gogh painting at the center of a World War II love story between a black soldier and the white heiress he was forced to leave behind. Hollywood legend Danny Glover (Lethal Weapon, The Color Purple) plays the former soldier, who now stands accused of stealing the priceless work of art. The job hits home for Hardison and Parker, who identify with the two people at the center.
   

• Interview with Timothy Hutton 5/24/10 and Interview with Timothy Hutton and Beth Riesgraf 12/1/10
   

• The cast of TNT's hit LEVERAGE visited the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City's Times Square Today, May 17th, 2011 To celebrate the series' fourth season premiering on TNT Sunday, June 26th at 9:00 PM (ET/PT)
  In honor of the occasion the cast (pictured here (l-r) Gina Bellman, Timothy Hutton, David Wicks, Vice President, NASDAQ OMX MarketSite, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf, and Aldis Hodge) rang the Closing Bell.
  Very cool photos!
  TNT's hit series LEVERAGE, will return on Sunday, June 26th at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
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• TV show "Leverage" films second day in Vancouver
   

• The entire 'Leverage' cast is now on Twitter
   

• 'Leverage' season 4 news: Con-Con canceled; Leon Rippy cast as nemesis
   

• Timothy Hutton reunites with several extra-'Ordinary People'
   

• Christian Kane Still Considers Himself a Country Music 'Newcomer'
   

• TNT's 'Leverage' Seeking Extras In Portland
   

• ATTENTION "LEVERAGE" FANS! THE DEADLINE TO PUCHASE TICKETS TO CON-CON 2011: AN OFFICAL "LEVERAGE" EVENT IS FAST APPROACHING!
  BUY YOUR TICKETS http://www.leveragefans.com/concon-2011/tickets/ TODAY TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T MISS OUT ON A MINUTE OF THE ACTION
  GRIFTERS FLOCK TO PORTLAND, OR FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd - SUNDAY, JUNE 5th
  Last year, the first ever Con-Con drew hundreds of "Leverage" fans to Portland, OR for the unique opportunity to go behind the scenes of TNT's hit caper series with the cast and creative minds behind the series at the show's one and only official fan convention.
  This year's event will take place Friday, June 3 - Sunday, June 5th at the historic Governor Hotel in downtown Portland. To secure a spot at Con-Con 2011, be sure to buy your tickets by Friday, May 6th, 2011 at http://www.leveragefans.com/concon-2011/tickets . Con-Con boasts a series of events, including Q&As with some of the cast of "Leverage"; autograph and photo sessions; an evening reception hosted by TNT and an official banquet, to name a few.
  Cast members - including Academy Award(r) winner Timothy Hutton (Nathan Ford), Beth Riesgraf (Parker), Gina Bellman (Sophie Deveraux), Aldis Hodge (Alec Hardison) and Marc Sheppard (James Sterling) - are scheduled to attend. In addition, executive producer Dean Devlin (producer of Independence Day, The Patriot and The Librarian trilogy) and creators/executive producers John Rogers (Transformers) and Chris Downey (The King of Queens), the creative minds behind the series, are set to be on hand to take part in the festivities.
  The fourth season of "Leverage" is currently in production in the Portland area and will premiere on TNT Sunday, June 26.
  Tickets are available at a variety of levels for all fans. For the latest updates and news about guests, event schedule and location, and also to purchase tickets, please visit www.leveragefans.com . Follow the official Con-Con 2011 on Twitter @ConCon2011.
  Dean Devlin and his team at Electric Entertainment, along with the cast of "Leverage", look forward to hosting Con-Con 2011: An Official "Leverage" Event.
   

• Christian Kane Brings ‘Leverage’ To The ACMs... http://bit.ly/i2YXZe
   

• Official 'Leverage' event planned for Portland
   

• TNT Sets Summer Premieres for THE CLOSER, LEVERAGE, Spielberg's FALLING SKIES and More! http://bit.ly/eNgsHd
   

• TV shows headed to Comic-con (does not mention Leverage, but my guess is that it will be there)
   

• Michael Gladis to Guest Star on Leverage
   

• MetroVino Makes A Scene In TNT's Hit Show Leverage
   
• Christian Kane, 'The House Rules' -- Story Behind the Lyrics
• WINTER PREMIERE: "The Low Low Price Job" - Tuesday, Nov. 27, 10 p.m. (ET/PT) TV-PG-L  Read our Review!
  The crew sabotages a new big-box mega-store in order to prevent it from destroying a small town. Brigid Brannagh (Army Wives) and Willa Ford (Magic Town) guest-star.
  Directed by Tawnia McKiernan Written by Rebecca Kirsch Created by John Rogers & Chris Downey
   
• "The Real Fake Car Job" - Sunday, Sept. 2, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT) The Leverage team fakes the discovery of a legendary antique car in order to convince a Wall Street fraud to break the immunity deal that protects him from prosecution.
  Matthew Lillard plays Gabe Erickson on TNT's LEVERAGE Sunday, September 2nd at 9PM.
   
•  "The Gimme a K Street Job" – Sunday, Aug. 19, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
  To take down a competitive cheerleading company that profits by putting teenage girls at risk, the team must tackle its most corrupt foe yet: Congress.
  Directed by Jonathan Frakes
  Written by Jeremy Bernstein
  Created by John Rogers & Chris Downey
   
• LEVERAGE: "The French Connection Job" – Sunday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m. (ET/PT)
  The Leverage team goes inside the world of culinary schools and celebrity chefs to bring down a corrupt restaurateur who destroys lives in his pursuit of fame and money.
  Directed by Tawnia McKiernan
  Written by Paul Guyot
  Created by John Rogers & Chris Downey
   
• LEVERAGE Season 4 Finale: "The Last Dam Job" - Sunday, Jan. 15, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
  The LEVERAGE team must recruit old friends and rivals in order to take down Latimer and a foe from their past.
  Directed by Dead Devlin
  Written by John Rogers
  Created by John Rogers & Chris Downey
  Leverage will return for its fifth season in summer 2012.
   
• Michael Gladis will guest star in the July 10th episode of LEVERAGE, "The 15 Minute Job". In the episode, "The 15 Minutes Job," the LEVERAGE crew goes after Reed Rockwell (Gladis) a public relations and crisis management expert who does more than defend his clients; he attacks their enemies. And now he has his sights on one of Nate¹s childhood friends.
  "The 15 Minutes Job" premieres Sunday, July 10, at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). Our review
   
• LEVERAGE Video - BTS and premiere clips from the Epic season premiere!
  Sneak Preview
  The Long Way Down Job-Premieres June 26
  Photos and more Videos
   
• More spoilers about the season premiere: The gang is helping out the widow of this businessman who has been missing on a mountain for a while. She suspects foul play by his associates.  During the episode, Nate and Sophie agree not to tell anyone they had sex. They all go to the mountain to look for the guy, and a lot of his business associates and rivals are there as well. There is some kind of major takeover going on. Parker and Eliot go looking for the missing business guy (played by Daniel Stoltz) in the snow, and they fall through some snow and get stranded for a bit. They find the man, who is dead, and his journal, and a video of his last moments. Eliot wants to get just out of there, but Parker convinces him to move the man's body as well.  Sophie and Nate work on the businessmen to find out the truth. Hardison performs his usual magic with computers and gets worried when some of his team go missing. Nate almost dies but is rescued. It's a very exciting episode!
   
• TNT's hit series LEVERAGE, will return on Sunday, June 26th at 9 p.m. (ET/PT)
  The fourth season of LEVERAGE opens in epic fashion with "The Long Way Down Job" as the team heads to the rugged mountains of Alaska to help a woman whose husband has disappeared, possibly as a victim of foul play. More than any previous job, this one will push the LEVERAGE team to the edge of endurance in one of the world's harshest terrains, where a single wrong step could send them plunging into an almost certain death.
  
  
• Leverage Recruits Saving Grace's Leon Rippy for Recurring Role
   

• The new Leverage episode June 26 is great! Erica Stolz (of "Caprica") has a guest-starring role. The team is in Alaska to find a dead body, but also they need to find a crucial journal that will bring down a big bad corporation that he worked for. There's great stuff between Parker and Eliot, and some between Sophie and Nathan. It's a fun episode, but of course it has the usual drama as well. Never a dull moment!
   

• Premier episode TNT Description: The fourth season of LEVERAGE opens in epic fashion with “The Long Way Down Job” as the team heads to the rugged mountains of Alaska to help a woman whose husband has disappeared, possibly as a victim of foul play. More than any previous job, this one will push the LEVERAGE team to the edge of endurance in one of the world’s harshest terrains, where a single wrong step could send them plunging into an almost certain death.
  Prior to the Alaska job, the team was laying low after finally fulfilling their obligation to a mysterious Italian agent who blackmailed Nate into hunting down a nefarious financier.  The ordeal seems to have opened up a new side of Nate, who is more determined than ever to focus on bringing down bad guys. He is also reluctant to deal with the uncomfortable dynamic between him and Sophie after the two wound up in bed together.
  This season on Leverage, the team will face bigger challenges than ever before.  They will be forced to face the moral ambiguity of what they do as Nate continues to struggle with his inner demons.  Among their upcoming jobs, they will target a public relation expert (guest star Michael Gladis) who protects his clients by destroying the lives of anyone who gets to people's grief through a funeral scam; a big corporation out to bury potato farmers; and a group trying to kill a World War II veteran (guest star Danny Glover) who allegedly has a very rare Van Gogh painting.  In addition, the team will once again face their nemesis, insurance-investigator-turned-InterPOL-agent Jim Sterlin (guest star Mark Sheppard).  They will also discover that someone has been spying on their activities, although the nature of the culprit's agenda is a myster.
   

• Exclusive: LEVERAGE Acquires Danny Glover. http://bit.ly/gzh8i4 
   

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