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One show where you never really know who the bad guy is.

- Glenn Close, who has a history of on screen brutality, is vicious as Patty Hewes. Says Close on one of her other legendary roles, "The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me."

- In 2008 “Damages” and "Mad Men" became the first basic-cable shows nominated in the best drama series category at the Emmys.

- “Damages” includes a number of "The Sopranos" veterans, including one of the series creators, Todd A. Kessler, and pilot director Allen Coulter.

Damages

Rating: TV-MA Genre: Drama

Synopsis:

A complex legal drama where more often than not it's the lawyers breaking the law. When a young lawyer (Rose Byrne) gets roped into working with the grand dame of New York litigation, Patty Hewes (Glenn Close), she discovers no one is telling the truth and the body count keeps rising as the truth comes closer to the surface.

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Damages: The Complete First Season

Created By:
Todd A. Kessler - "Robbery Homicide Division," “The Sopranos”IMDB
Glenn Kessler - "Robbery Homicide Division" IMDB
Daniel Zelman - They Nest IMDB

Starring:

Glenn Close, Rose Byrne, Zeljko Ivanek, Tate Donovan, Ted Danson

Damages: Season 1, Episode 1

(56:15)

By: Damages Released: 4/6/2009 Genre: Drama

41 Ratings

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