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  • 2007
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  • FX
  • 2007
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Summary Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of New York City high-stakes litigation. The series, which provides a view into the true nature of power and success, follows the turbulent lives of Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and reviled high-stakes litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégé Ellen Parsons. They become embroiled ...

  • 2007
  • TV-MA
  • FX
  • 2007
  • TV-MA
  • FX

Damages

5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Jul 24, 2007
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 81 Critic Reviews
78
User Score Universal Acclaim Based on 298 User Ratings
8.4
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Summary Damages is a legal thriller set in the world of New York City high-stakes litigation. The series, which provides a view into the true nature of power and success, follows the turbulent lives of Patty Hewes, the nation's most revered and reviled high-stakes litigator, and her bright, ambitious protégé Ellen Parsons. They become embroiled ...

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 81 Critic Reviews
78
90% Positive
73 Reviews
9% Mixed
7 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 81 Critic Reviews
78
90% Positive
73 Reviews
9% Mixed
7 Reviews
1% Negative
1 Review

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100
Jul 12, 2012
Damages proves once again why it is one of the smartest thrillers on TV.
By Curt Wagner FULL REVIEW
90
It demands commitment and a willingness to pay attention to the smallest bits of information, but it's also riveting. Once you decide to go take this case, you won't want to turn back.
By Melanie McFarland FULL REVIEW
80
By refueling with the Madoffs, the show’s writers have brought a titillating jolt to the show’s by-now-established riffling of silvery, half-concealed trauma flashbacks. Even if, in the end, it’s nothing more than highly lacquered candy, it’s tasty stuff.
By Emily Nussbaum FULL REVIEW
80
Close’s burnished enigma characterization works beautifully because Damages, which will spend its 13-episode season detailing the six months that led to the opening shots of a blood-covered Ellen escaping a murder scene, is more a well-oiled genre exercise than the stuff of rigorous personality study.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
75
Jul 29, 2011
The poisoned relationship of attorneys Ellen Parsons and Patty Hewes has gone slack. But The supporting cast is superb. [8 Aug 2011, p.40]
By Tom Gliatto FULL REVIEW
70
The show's trademark time shifts continue, although it's initially unclear if they're connected to the season one story that carries over or to the season two plot.
By Rob Owen FULL REVIEW
30
By far the dumber and hammier of the two shows ["Saving Grace" is the other].
By Troy Patterson FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Universal Acclaim Based on 298 User Ratings
8.4
87% Positive
259 Ratings
7% Mixed
20 Ratings
6% Negative
19 Ratings

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Universal Acclaim Based on 298 User Ratings
8.4
87% Positive
259 Ratings
7% Mixed
20 Ratings
6% Negative
19 Ratings

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Production Company:
  • KZK Productions
  • FX Productions
  • Sony Pictures Television
  • Bluebush Productions
  • Gotham Music Placement
Initial Release Date: Jul 24, 2007
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards

Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 8 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 4 Wins & 20 Nominations
Gold Derby Awards
• 2 Wins & 13 Nominations

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