8.242 minSeason 5 • Episode 15
LatestNate puts everything on the line for himself and his team when he takes on a case that is connected to his son's death.
A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.
Acting
Beth Riesgraf's Parker: unhinged, feral, weirdly lovable.
Writing
Rogers and Downey perfected the 'competence porn' genre.
Production
Portland standing in for everywhere: charmingly budget, never cheap.
Creators
John Rogers, Chris Downey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Leverage essentially invented the 'competence porn' TV subgenre later exploited by Suits and The Mentalist. It remains the gold standard because the team's skills are always intersectional, never solo heroics.
The show was almost canceled after season 4's cliffhanger; fans funded a wrap-up season through aggressive streaming campaigns. The revival Leverage: Redemption exists because the cast never stopped wanting to play together.
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