‘Leverage’ Reboot Headed To IMDB TV Without Original Star Timothy Hutton
By Chris Evangelista/April 23, 2020 4:00 pm EST
Deadline has the scoop about the Leverage reboot, describing it as “a fresh update of the original concept, about reformed crooks using their unique skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on common citizens.” The original show – which I kid you not, I have never heard of – ran for five seasons, and followed “a five-person team: a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, who use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.”
This new show will include new characters, with ER veteran Noah Wyle in the lead role. Original series cast members Beth Riesgraf, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, and Aldis Hodge are expected to return as well. Dean Devlin, who was one of the original series’ executive producers, is the one in charge of making the reboot happen.
The original Leverage has been running on IMDB TV since 2019, and has found quite a following there – which has helped get this reboot off the ground. Filming on the reboot is expected to start this summer – coronavirus restrictions permitting.
