Damages

All Episodes 2007 - 2012
TV-MA

  • Ended
  • #<Network:0x00007fd9f1d285c0>, #<Network:0x00007fd9f1d28480>
  • 2007-07-25T01:00:00Z
  • 50m
  • 2d 1h 10m (59 episodes)
  • Allen Coulter + 2 more, Glenn Kessler, Todd A. Kessler
  • United States
  • English
  • KZK Productions + 3 more, FX Productions, Sony Pictures Television, Bluebush Productions
  • Drama, Mystery, Crime
Damages is an American legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The plot revolves around the brilliant, ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes and her protégée, recent law school graduate Ellen Parsons. Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on, while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between Ellen and Patty. The first two seasons center around the law firm Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Hewes & Associates and begins an independent career.

187 episodes

A plot-centric Season 1 featurette that neatly dissects the twists and turns of Damages's story.

The Case and Crew discuss the fourth season

Series Premiere

2007-07-25T01:00:00Z

1x01 Get Me a Lawyer

Series Premiere

1x01 Get Me a Lawyer

  • 2007-07-25T01:00:00Z50m

Attorney Patty Hewes hires a new associate, Ellen Parsons, to help her as she tries to ruin Arthur Frobisher. Hewes represents a group of employees that are suing Frobisher after he sold his company, leaving the employees devastated. Ellen is unaware that her best friend, Katie Connor, is working for Frobisher.

Ellen convinces Katie to testify against Arthur Frobisher, which has him considering drastic measures. Patty begins to question if Katie is giving honest and accurate testimony.

Patty receives a mysterious threat at her office that could destroy her case against Arthur Frobisher. Ellen continues to struggle with the demands of her new job at Hewes and Associates.

2007-08-15T01:00:00Z

1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho

1x04 Tastes Like a Ho-Ho

  • 2007-08-15T01:00:00Z50m

Katie is getting ready for her upcoming deposition in the Frobisher case while Gregory withholds information that could be even more important that Katie's.

2007-08-22T01:00:00Z

1x05 A Regular Earl Anthony

Tom Shayes considers his options as Patty continues to strain to keep her clients happy. Arthur tells Ray that he needs to put more pressure on Patty to make the case go away.

2007-09-05T01:00:00Z

1x06 She Spat at Me

1x06 She Spat at Me

  • 2007-09-05T01:00:00Z50m

Patty tries to find out what Gregory knows about the case. Arthur Frobisher tries a new strategy to save his family and his money. David and Ellen have strains on their relationship as Lila tries to reenter David's life.

2007-09-12T01:00:00Z

1x07 We Are Not Animals

1x07 We Are Not Animals

  • 2007-09-12T01:00:00Z50m

Tom and Ellen think that Patty is trying to control them so they decide to make an alliance and keep information from her. Patty must keep Gregory Malina secure until his deposition because her case will fall apart without it.

2007-09-19T01:00:00Z

1x08 Blame the Victim

1x08 Blame the Victim

  • 2007-09-19T01:00:00Z50m

Ellen gets some bad news from her parents. Arthur Frobisher and his team do everything they can to keep things going their way while a witness remains missing.

Patty Hewes and Arthur Frobisher continue to struggle for dominance as the deposition nears.

2007-10-03T01:00:00Z

1x10 Sort of Like a Family

Ellen tries to get herself back into the mix as Patty and Frobisher fight it out at the deposition.

2007-10-10T01:00:00Z

1x11 I Hate These People

1x11 I Hate These People

  • 2007-10-10T01:00:00Z50m

Patty offers Ellen her job back, however, Ellen declines but volunteers to keep helping Patty with the Frobisher case. Lila is back, and bringing more havoc into David and Ellen's lives. Patty uses the newly acquired evidence to blackmail Ray, and offers him an ultimatum.

2007-10-17T01:00:00Z

1x12 There's No 'We' Anymore

Patty finally posts bail for Ellen as Frobisher learns about a tape made by Gregory Malina that could ruin him.

Season Finale

2007-10-24T01:00:00Z

1x13 Because I Know Patty

Season Finale

1x13 Because I Know Patty

  • 2007-10-24T01:00:00Z50m

The first season ends with Ellen talking Patty into defending her in exchange for the Gregory Malina videotape.

Season Premiere

2009-01-08T02:00:00Z

2x01 I Lied, Too.

Season Premiere

2x01 I Lied, Too.

  • 2009-01-08T02:00:00Z50m

Fresh off her legal victory over billionaire CEO Arthur Frobisher, Patty is taking a break from the law and pouring her energies into her new charitable foundation. But when Patty receives a call from Daniel Purcell, a man from her past, she finds herself entangled in a case with personal and professional repercussions, the likes of which she could never have imagined.

Patty suspects there is more to Daniel Purcell's case than simple murder; Ellen secretly assists the FBI in their attempt to flip Tom Shayes and use him against Patty.

2009-01-22T02:00:00Z

2x03 I Knew Your Pig

2x03 I Knew Your Pig

  • 2009-01-22T02:00:00Z50m

Patty begins to suspect Purcell of withholding vital information; Ellen uncovers a decades-old secret from Patty and Purcell's past.

2009-01-29T02:00:00Z

2x04 Hey! Mr. Pibb!

2x04 Hey! Mr. Pibb!

  • 2009-01-29T02:00:00Z50m

Patty works to clear Daniel in his wife's murder; Ellen and Tom go to West Virginia to gather vital information in the case against Ultima National Resources.

2009-02-05T02:00:00Z

2x05 I Agree, It Wasn't Funny

Patty begins to question Ellen's motives for returning to the firm; Patty tries to stop a corporate merger that she thinks is connected to Christine Purcell's murder.

Convinced that she knows who is responsible for Christine's murder, Patty uses the media to wage war; Ellen gets closer in her attempt to link Frobisher to David's murder.

2009-02-19T02:00:00Z

2x07 New York Sucks

2x07 New York Sucks

  • 2009-02-19T02:00:00Z50m

Ellen, furious at Patty's new alliance, provides the FBI with a new lead to bring her down.

As she copes with mounting pressure, Patty begins to unravel Walter Kendrick's energy scheme. Meanwhile, Arthur Frobisher's past will come back to haunt him.

As Patty goes on the offensive against the FBI, Ellen discovers troubling news about the investigation. Meanwhile, Patty's husband gets an intriguing offer

As Patty increases the pressure in her case against UNR, the opposition starts to show its cracks; Wes and Ellen's relationship heads in a new direction; the FBI's investigation into Patty takes a shocking turn.

2009-03-19T01:00:00Z

2x11 London, Of Course

2x11 London, Of Course

  • 2009-03-19T01:00:00Z50m

Claire risks everything to oust CEO Walter Kendrick; Ellen discovers a secret about Patty's personal life.

Ellen convinces the FBI to radically change their approach in the investigation. Meanwhile, Daniel Purcell reenters Patty's life and becomes critical to her case against UNR.

Season Finale

2009-04-02T01:00:00Z

2x13 Trust Me

Season Finale

2x13 Trust Me

  • 2009-04-02T01:00:00Z50m

Patty goes to extremes to win her case against UNR, as Ellen's season long quest for revenge builds to an explosive conclusion.

Season Premiere

2010-01-26T02:00:00Z

3x01 Your Secrets Are Safe

Season Premiere

3x01 Your Secrets Are Safe

  • 2010-01-26T02:00:00Z50m

Patty Hewes has been appointed by the U.S. government to recover billions of dollars lost to the largest investment fraud in Wall Street history. The new case pits Patty against the powerful Tobin family, which includes Joe Tobin (Campbell Scott), Marilyn Tobin (Lily Tomlin), and the family's trusted attorney Leonard Winstone (Martin Short). Meanwhile, Ellen Parsons adjusts to the challenges of her new job, and life, away from Patty Hewes.

Patty and Tom continue to dig into the Tobin family's sordid past, while Joe Tobin must decide between his family and his integrity. Ellen aids Tom in his investigation of the Tobin's, but in doing so receives some bad news of her own. While locked in the midst of a bitter divorce, Patty and Phil find one piece of common ground in the form of their beloved dog.

2010-02-09T02:00:00Z

3x03 Flight's at 11:08

3x03 Flight's at 11:08

  • 2010-02-09T02:00:00Z50m

Patty is forced to race against the clock to prevent a key witness in the Tobin case from fleeing the country. Meanwhile, Ellen learns a dark and shocking family secret.

Patty drills Louis Tobin about his fraud while his son Joe makes a decision that will determine the fate of the Tobin family forever.

2010-02-23T02:00:00Z

3x05 It's Not My Birthday

3x05 It's Not My Birthday

  • 2010-02-23T02:00:00Z50m

Patty Hewes squares off with the D.A. over access to a key witness. A job candidate at Hewes & Shayes asks Ellen for insight into Patty.

Patty is under tremendous pressure from the Attorney's Office to make progress in the Tobin case, and winds up striking a bargain with an unlikely source. Ellen discovers some new evidence in Louis Tobin's death and Tom's financial troubles begin to effect him in more obvious ways.

2010-03-09T02:00:00Z

3x07 You Haven't Replaced Me

Patty sends Tom out of the country to follow the money trail of the Tobin fraud. Ellen must choose between her new boss and Patty. Leonard Winstone leaves the city under mysterious circumstances.

2010-03-16T01:00:00Z

3x08 I Look Like Frankenstein

Carol Tobin suddenly disappears and it is up to Patty and Ellen to track her down. Arthur Frobisher returns to the fold to open his new foundation.

2010-03-23T01:00:00Z

3x09 Drive It Through Hardcore

Patty finally manages to track down the missing Carol Tobin and forces her to give up the truth about the fateful Tobin Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Ellen's home life is turned upside down and Frobisher begins to make his movie.

2010-03-30T01:00:00Z

3x10 Tell Me I'm Not Racist

A professional disaster looms for Patty when her clients ask that she be thrown off the Tobin case. Tom makes a risky move that may cost Ellen her job at the D.A.'s office.

Patty's star witness is arrested, forcing her to strike an unusual deal with the D.A.'s office. Frobisher reveals a little too much about his past.

Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel, he strikes up a deadly alliance.

Season Finale

2010-04-20T01:00:00Z

3x13 The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat

Season Finale

3x13 The Next One's Gonna Go In Your Throat

  • 2010-04-20T01:00:00Z50m

Ellen and Tom take matters into their own hands in an attempt to win the Tobin case; Patty Hewes is haunted by the price of her success.

Season Premiere

2011-07-14T01:00:00Z

4x01 There's Only One Way to Try a Case

Season Premiere

4x01 There's Only One Way to Try a Case

  • 2011-07-14T01:00:00Z50m

Ellen investigates Howard Erickson's company despite warnings from her boss and from Patty; Patty takes on a big pharmaceutical firm; Erickson goes after defense contracts for his company.

Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.

2011-07-28T01:00:00Z

4x03 I'd Prefer My Old Office

Ellen learns that Chris used to hunt down terror suspects; Patty rejects Erickson's settlement suggestion for the High Star case.

2011-08-04T01:00:00Z

4x04 Next One's on Me, Blondie

Ellen meets the son of Chris' Afghan contact; Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach; Patty discovers that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA.

Ellen and Patty move Nasim to a safer place as they gather evidence against High Star; Boorman frames Nasim for an attempted bombing to prevent his deposition; Erickson struggles to maintain his CIA contact.

Now that Nasim is labeled as a terrorist, he loses his credibility as a witness. Erickson buys land to build a private army. Ellen enlists journalist Dean Gulickson to track down Chris in Afghanistan. Michael comes to see Patty and demands to meet Catherine.

2011-08-25T01:00:00Z

4x07 I'm Worried About My Dog

Patty uses her drug-company case to gain information on High Star; and a journalist tries to embed with High Star mercenaries in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Michael Hewes seeks out his daughter, Catherine.

While reporter Dean Gullickson (Griffin Dunne) heads to Afghanistan, Erickson orders his staff there to deal with Sanchez once and for all. He also confronts Boorman. Meanwhile, the judge in the High Star case allows Ellen to depose Erickson. "Just remember that we're in the middle of a game," Patty tells her. "We don't have to win it now. We just want to keep playing."

Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris' life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.

Season Finale

2011-09-15T01:00:00Z

4x10 Failure is Lonely

Season Finale

4x10 Failure is Lonely

  • 2011-09-15T01:00:00Z50m

Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris' life hanging in the balance.

Season Premiere

2012-07-12T01:00:00Z

5x01 You Want to End This Once and for All?

Season Premiere

5x01 You Want to End This Once and for All?

  • 2012-07-12T01:00:00Z50m

A whistle-blower case puts Patty and Ellen against each other.

2012-07-19T01:00:00Z

5x02 Have You Met the Eel Yet?

A hacker claims to have pertinent information about the leak at Princefield; Patty’s former colleague offers her services to Ellen.

2012-07-26T01:00:00Z

5x03 Failure is Failure

5x03 Failure is Failure

  • 2012-07-26T01:00:00Z50m

Ellen detects inconsistencies in McClaren’s story. Later, Ellen’s mother requests her help.

2012-08-02T01:00:00Z

5x04 I Love You, Mommy

5x04 I Love You, Mommy

  • 2012-08-02T01:00:00Z50m

Patty and Ellen seek the source of the Princefield leak, while Patty takes on Ellen through the press.

Someone from McClaren's past turns up and sheds light on his personal life; Patty has a confrontation with an adversary.

2012-08-16T01:00:00Z

5x06 I Need To Win

5x06 I Need To Win

  • 2012-08-16T01:00:00Z50m

The attack Ellen suffered years ago comes back to haunt her.

2012-08-23T01:00:00Z

5x07 The Storm's Moving In

A blizzard strands Patty and Ellen; McClaren uncovers a major player in the trading scandal.

Ellen begins to uncover the truth about her attacker. Chris Sanchez approaches McClaren with information.

2012-09-06T01:00:00Z

5x09 I Like Your Chair

5x09 I Like Your Chair

  • 2012-09-06T01:00:00Z50m

McClaren's latest leak thrusts Ellen into the spotlight. Tensions between McClaren and Rutger Simon come to a head.

Season Finale

2012-09-13T01:00:00Z

5x10 But You Don't Do That Anymore

Season Finale

5x10 But You Don't Do That Anymore

  • 2012-09-13T01:00:00Z50m

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