HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The “shrewdly conceived” (Entertainment Weekly) series that’s “equally smart and diverting” (Orlando Sentinel) makes its DVD debut when LEVERAGE The First Season arrives on July 14, 2009 from Paramount Home Entertainment. The critically-acclaimed action-drama has been called “a flashy hour of fun” (The Hollywood Reporter) and scored big in its first season, averaging 3.7 million viewers and ranking as ad-supported cable’s #1 show in its timeslot. Oscar®-winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) is Nate Ford, a former insurance investigator whose life hit the skids when his insurance company allowed his ailing 8-year-old son to die. Years later, Nate is getting even by leading a specialized team of thieves, computer experts and con artists who right corporate and governmental injustices against honest citizens. The show also stars Gina Bellman (“Coupling”), Christian Kane (“Into The West”), Beth Riesgraf (Alvin and the Chipmunks) and Aldis Hodge (“Friday Night Lights”). Season 2 of “Leverage” premieres on July 15 at 9/8c on TNT.
The LEVERAGE The First Season DVD includes all 13 episodes with audio commentary, along with deleted scenes and behind-the-scenes featurettes on the making of the show, the cameras, stunt fighting and the show’s renewal, plus Beth Riesgraf’s Crazy Actress Spoof. Arriving just in time for the premiere of season two on TNT, the four-disc set will be available for the suggested retail price of $39.99 U.S.
LEVERAGE The First Season is presented in widescreen with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround. Every episode includes audio commentary and the DVD disc breakdown is as follows:
Disc One:
• The Nigerian Job
• The Homecoming Job
• The Wedding Job
Bonus Features:
• Deleted Scenes
Disc Two:
• The Snow Job
• The Mile High Job
• The Miracle Job
Bonus Features:
• Deleted Scenes
Disc Three:
• The Two-Horse Job
• The Bank Shot Job
• The Stork Job
• The Juror #6 Job
Bonus Features:
• Deleted Scenes
Disc Four:
• The 12-Step Job
• The First David Job
• The Second David Job
Bonus Features:
• Leverage: Behind the Scenes
• Anatomy of a Stunt Fight
• The Cameras of Leverage
• Leverage Gets Renewed
• Beth Riesgraf’s Crazy Actress Spoof
• Deleted Scenes
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