From TNT comes the exciting crime series Leverage. Season 1 follows former insurance investigator Nathan Ford as he teams up with a group of thieves to help people who’ve been wronged and have no legal recourse by pulling con jobs that’ll set things right. Starring Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, and Beth Riesgraf, the show has a solid cast. And the list of guest stars is quite impressive, featuring Mark Sheppard, Saul Rubinek, Jaime Ray Newman, Brent Spiner, and Kari Matchett. Also, the writers do a good job at coming up with a variety of cons and at building tension as they unfold. And they mix in some nice bits of humor that keeps the tone light. Full of laughs and thrillers alike, Season 1 of Leverage is wildly entertaining and fun.
Shout by noelctBlockedParent2023-12-10T17:55:51Z
Rewatched the entire first season in a binge over the last few days. Still holds up as an absolute classic of morally grey heroes, high-concept corporate heists, and a wonderful found family of criminals. It's a little clunky here and there, but is still so fun and bouncy and deeply cathartic as they take those rich bastards down.