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.
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- Seasons
- 5
- Episodes aired
- 59
- Latest aired
- S05E10
- Total runtime
- 2d 1h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 July 2007 – October 2007 13 episodes
- Season 2 January 2009 – April 2009 13 episodes
- Season 3 January 2010 – April 2010 13 episodes
- Season 4 July 2011 – September 2011 10 episodes
- Season 5 July 2012 – September 2012 10 episodes
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S04E01 There's Only One Way to Try a Case
July 13 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen investigates Howard Erickson's company despite warnings from her boss and from Patty; Patty takes on a big pharmaceutical firm; Erickson goes after defense contracts for his company.
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S04E02 I've Done Way Too Much for This Girl
July 20 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen takes the High Star case to the senior partners; Chris feels certain he is being targeted; Erickson and Boorman try to make the lawsuit go away.
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S04E03 I'd Prefer My Old Office
July 27 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen learns that Chris used to hunt down terror suspects; Patty rejects Erickson's settlement suggestion for the High Star case.
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S04E04 Next One's on Me, Blondie
August 3 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen meets the son of Chris' Afghan contact; Erickson decides to torture Chris for information about the possibility of an intelligence breach; Patty discovers that High Star extracts terror suspects for the CIA.
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S04E05 We'll Just Have to Find Another Way to Cut the Balls Off of This Thing
August 10 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen and Patty move Nasim to a safer place as they gather evidence against High Star; Boorman frames Nasim for an attempted bombing to prevent his deposition; Erickson struggles to maintain his CIA contact.
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S04E06 Add That Little Hopper to Your Stew
August 17 · 50min find the promo
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Now that Nasim is labeled as a terrorist, he loses his credibility as a witness. Erickson buys land to build a private army. Ellen enlists journalist Dean Gulickson to track down Chris in Afghanistan. Michael comes to see Patty and demands to meet Catherine.
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S04E07 I'm Worried About My Dog
August 24 · 50min find the promo
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Patty uses her drug-company case to gain information on High Star; and a journalist tries to embed with High Star mercenaries in Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Michael Hewes seeks out his daughter, Catherine.
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S04E08 The War Will Go on Forever
August 31 · 50min find the promo
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While reporter Dean Gullickson (Griffin Dunne) heads to Afghanistan, Erickson orders his staff there to deal with Sanchez once and for all. He also confronts Boorman. Meanwhile, the judge in the High Star case allows Ellen to depose Erickson. "Just remember that we're in the middle of a game," Patty tells her. "We don't have to win it now. We just want to keep playing."
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S04E09 There's a Whole Slew of Ladies with Bad Things to Say About the Taliban
September 7 · 50min find the promo
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Boorman tries to align himself with Patty. Meanwhile, Chris' life remains in jeopardy and the case becomes personal for Erickson.
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S04E10 Failure Is Lonely
September 14 · 50min find the promo
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Ellen is furious with Patty for violating their agreement about the High Star case. And tempers come to a head between Erickson and Boorman—with Chris' life hanging in the balance.