TV series

Damages

2007–2012 · 5 seasons

A cold, coiled thriller that keeps you leaning forward, always sensing the knife behind the polished smile.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, tense, cynical and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Betrayal, power, corruption, obsession
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
power
corruption
obsession
revenge
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild