CULVER CITY, CALIF. (November 3, 2009) – FX’s award-winning legal thriller series returns to DVD when Sony Pictures Home Entertainment releases Damages: The Complete Second Season on January 12. Two-time Emmy® winner Glenn Close leads an all-star cast that includes Ted Danson (TV’s “Becker”), Rose Byrne (Marie Antoinette), Tate Donovan (Good Night & Good Luck), and Academy Award winner William Hurt (Kiss of the Spider Woman). This season, Academy Award® winner Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) and Timothy Olyphant (TV’s “Deadwood”) also join the cast. Damages: The Complete Second Season arrives on DVD in a three-disc set which boasts all new bonus features including commentary with the cast members and creators, deleted scenes, a look back at Seasons 1 and 2 and an in-depth look behind the characters that make up this compelling drama. The DVD set will be available for $49.95 SRP.
Following last season’s legal battle and unprecedented victory over CEO billionaire Arthur Frobisher (Danson), Patty Hewes (Close) has the legal world at her feet. Just as she’s pondering her next move, Daniel Purcell (Hurt), a man from Patty’s mysterious past, storms back into her life, catapulting Patty into a new legal challenge. What starts as a domestic murder case escalates into the highest reaches of government as Patty unearths a vast conspiracy. At the same time, Ellen (Byrne), Patty’s once ambitious protégée, is on a mission to take down Patty. Ellen has agreed to act as an informant for the FBI, assisting them in their criminal investigation of Patty and the firm. As Patty unravels the mystery surrounding Purcell, she must also negotiate the perilous minefield both inside and outside her office.
Damages made its network debut on July 24, 2007. In its second season, the critically acclaimed drama series averaged 1.4 million viewers and received seven Emmy® nominations, with Close receiving her second Emmy® for her performance as Patty Hewes. The first season won three Emmy® Awards and received another four nominations.
Damages: The Complete Season Season episodes include:
I Lied, Too
Burn It, Shred It, I Don’t Care
I Knew Your Pig
Hey! Mr. Pibb!
I Agree, It Wasn’t Funny
A Pretty Girl in a Leotard
New York Sucks
They Had to Tweeze That Out of My Kidney
You Got Your Prom Date Pregnant
Uh Oh, Out Come the Skeletons
London, Of Course
Look What He Dug Up This Time
Trust Me
DVD Special Features Include:
· Cast and Crew Commentaries on select episodes with Glenn Glose, Ted Danson, Rose Byrne, Timothy Olyphant, Tate Donovan and Writers/Creators Todd A. Kessler, Daniel Zelman, Glenn Kessler
· Deleted Scenes
· Season 1 Recap: A look back at Season 1’s defining moments
· Season Two: Post Mortem: The creators of the show take a look back at Season 2
· 7 Character Profiles: The actors discuss the nature of their characters and the storylines that involve them.
· Audio: English 5.1 Dolby Digital
· Subtitles: Spanish
· Closed Captioned
