fulcrum?!.....this 'caper' TV show being rebooted with original cast.....

[NewtonMP2100]

......'Leverage'.......1st original show for IMDb TV [ free add supported streaming service from Amazon Studios ].......


.....Noah Wylie [ 'Librarians' another Dean Devlin show ] will be the lead.....everyone returning except Timothy Hutton [ he recently had a sexual assault allegation ].......


.......it will be a 'reimagining' of the premise of the original show.........


Leverage Revival Ordered, Noah Wyle to Star (But Where's Timothy Hutton?)

.....Get ready for a crime wave: The TNT crime caper Leverage is returning with new episodes on a new network — and with a new lead actor.

IMDb TV, a free and ad-supported streaming service, has ordered a 13-episode revival of the series, according to our sister site Deadline, making it IMDb TV’s first major original series. ER veteran Noah Wyle is set to star as a new character, joining original cast members Beth Riesgraf (Parker), Gina Bellman (Sophie), Christian Kane (Eliot) and Aldis Hodge (Hardison). Original star Timothy Hutton will not return for the revival, though; Hutton was hit with a serious rape allegation last month.

The revival is said to be an update on the original concept, which featured a band of crooks pulling off elaborate con jobs on behalf of paying clients. Original executive producer Dean Devlin will serve as an EP on the revival, with series creators John Rogers and Chris Downey serving as consulting producers.

“Since the day it was cancelled, I’ve longed to return to the world of Leverage,” Devlin said in a statement. “The show, the characters, the cast and the people who made it happen all hold a very special place in my heart. Our new series with Amazon Studios and IMDb TV is a re-imagining of the original premise. While Leverage centered on a crusade to avenge the death of a child, this series is propelled forward as a redemption story of misdeeds that need amends. I could not be more excited and fired up about returning to the world of Hitter, Hacker, Grifter, Thief!!”

Leverage debuted in 2008 and became a solid ratings performer for TNT, running for five seasons. The TNT run wrapped up in 2012 after a total of 77 episodes..


coming back........?!

[RAMd®d]

Maybe Wyle will do more than make guest appearances as he did on The Librarians, and maybe not ape Matt Smith's Doctor Who.

Will Kane be in two series, or is Almost Paradise not renewed.

Or are they 180º out of phase.

That would be cool.

It's not unusual to be in two tv shows.

But it's not all that common either.

Paradise is an action-hero police procedural, and Kane stars, unlike Leverage.

His martial arts skill is really pretty good so I'd like it to succeed.

[AllGold]

Leverage was just ok, but I really miss The Librarians.

[Racer X]

I am wondering about Kane too. The 3 Librarian movies were a lot of fun. Stana Katic was very young in the 3rd one.

[MrNoBody]

Will there be a spot for Tara Cole??

[RAMd®d]

I watched some of The Librarians episodes, mainly for Romain and Larroquette.

I didn't know there were movies.

And I love Stana Katic, from Castle.

When ABC let her go, I knew it was the end of the show, and not just for me.

Her follow up series, Absentia, didn't fare well.

I keep meaning to revisit it, multiple episodes at a time.

Almost Paradise is ok, and I like it better than either Leverage or The Librarians and the latter, not so much.

I'll check out Leverage 2.0, because of the caper factor, and seeing how the gang looks after all these years. Hodge hit the gym after Leverage.