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PR Leverage: The First Season on DVD on Jul 14

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Leverage: The First Season on DVD! Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) is Nate Ford, a former insurance investigator . His insurance company allowed his young son to die and now he is getting even. He leads a team of thieves who right corporate and governmental injustices against honest people. The show also stars Gina Bellman ("Coupling"), Christian Kane ("Into The West"), Beth Riesgraf (Alvin and the Chipmunks) and Aldis Hodge ("Friday Night Lights"). The four- disc set includes all 13 episodes, deleted scenes, stunt fighting and more!

On July 14th, Paramount Home Entertainment will release the hit TNT series Leverage: The First Season on DVD! Oscar-winner Timothy Hutton (Ordinary People) is Nate Ford, a former insurance investigator . His insurance company allowed his young son to die and now he is getting even. He leads a team of thieves who right corporate and governmental injustices against honest people. The show also stars Gina Bellman ("Coupling"), Christian Kane ("Into The West"), Beth Riesgraf (Alvin and the Chipmunks) and Aldis Hodge ("Friday Night Lights"). The four- disc set includes all 13 episodes, deleted scenes, stunt fighting and more! Get ready to get even as Leverage: The First Season comes to DVD July 14th, 2009.

ACADEMY AWARD® WINNER TIMOTHY HUTTON LEADS AN ELITE TEAM OF THIEVES DOING WRONG FOR ALL THE RIGHT REASONS
IN THE HIT TNT SERIES

Leverage: The First Season

Get Ready to Get Even on July 14, 2009 as the Acclaimed Action-Drama Debuts on DVD



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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Leverage: The First Season
Street Date: July 14, 2009
Pricing: $39.99 U.S.
Runtime: 584 minutes
U.S. Rating: NR

Paramount Home Entertainment

Posted by: News Editor - June 30, 2009, 9:45 am - PR
Keywords: television, drama