Leverage: Redemption
Amazon Prime continuation of Leverage by John Rogers and Dean Devlin, restoring most of the original cast (minus Timothy Hutton) and updating the targets — modern data brokers, biotech billionaires, the specifically-2020s villains the original couldn't have written.
- Creators
- John Rogers, Dean Devlin
- Years
- 2021–present
- Seasons
- 2 seasons
- Episodes
- 32 episodes
- Status
- Ongoing
- Language
- English
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Watch this if
Fans of the original who want to see the same team running the same playbook against contemporary villains. The technology updates (deepfakes, social-media manipulation, modern phishing pretexts) are fresher than the original's network-era tradecraft.
Skip this if
New viewers without the original-Leverage context; Redemption assumes you know the team and the format. Start with the original. Also still not the show to watch for cybersecurity accuracy.
Key takeaways
- The villain rotation is sharper than the original — opioid distributors, ICE-contractor-style firms, wellness-grift megachurches — because 2020s public discourse provided fresher targets.
- Hardison's reduced screen time (Aldis Hodge's other commitments) is partially offset by Aleyse Shannon's Breanna; the recasting decision works better than skeptics expected.
- The show's structural choice to keep the heist-of-the-week format intact rather than serializing is a feature; comfort-show energy survives the upgrade.
Notes
Pair with the original Leverage for the foundational viewing and with The Big Door Prize or The Bear if you want adjacent recent dramedy with a sharper bite. The Devlin / Rogers podcast about the production is worth seeking out for the meta-commentary on running a 2020s revival of a 2008 show. Strong continuation; not a starting point.