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[[caption-width-right:300:Sometimes bad guys make the best good guys.]]

->''"The rich and powerful take what they want. We steal it back for you. Sometimes bad guys make the best good guys. We provide... [[TitleDrop Leverage.]]"''
-->-- '''[[Main/TheChessmaster Nathan Ford]]'''

''Leverage'' (2008-2012) is a crime {{dramedy}} which follows the exploits of Leverage Consulting & Associates, a team of heroic criminals led by a former insurance investigator. The team takes a [[JustLikeRobinHood modern-day Robin Hood approach]] of finding people and corporations who have committed wrongs and [[PayEvilUntoEvil attempting to restore justice as they see it]], using their skills to run elaborate ''Film/OceansEleven''-style cons on their targets. Think of them as a modern-day version of ''Series/MissionImpossible'' or ''Series/TheATeam''.

The show finished its fifth and final season after Creator/{{TNT}} opted not to renew it for a sixth. However, the franchise continued through [[https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/BFE/a-leverage-novel tie-in novels]] and [[http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?keywords=Leverage&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= role-playing games]]. A [[KoreanDrama Korean]] [[ForeignRemake adaptation]] titled ''Leverage: Con Artists'' debuted in October of 2019 and ran for one season. It was retroactively made a part of the same universe as the original series.

A SequelSeries, ''Series/LeverageRedemption'', began shooting in August 2020 and premiered on July 9, 2021 via [[Website/IMDb Freevee]]. It features most of the original cast reuniting in the face of tragedy to pull more jobs, with some new members joining the team.

One of the show creators is Creator/JohnRogers, better known on the Internet as [[http://kfmonkey.blogspot.com/ Kung Fu Monkey]]. If you see something about the show cited as WordOfGod, it probably comes from somewhere on his blog.

This show has a work-in-progress [[Characters/{{Leverage}} character sheet]] and [[Recap/{{Leverage}} Episode Recap]].

It's also so full of [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] it's practically ReferenceOverdosed, so be sure to check out the [[ShoutOut/{{Leverage}} Shout Out page.]]

It has an [[UsefulNotes/ThePond across-the-pond]] [[TransAtlanticEquivalent counterpart]] in ''Series/{{Hustle}}''. While the general concept is the same and at least one prominent guest star appeared on both shows, the two shows are unrelated.
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!!Alright, [[CatchPhrase let's go steal ourselves some tropes...]]

[[index]]
* Leverage/TropesAToD
* Leverage/TropesEToI
* Leverage/TropesJToM
* Leverage/TropesNToS
* Leverage/TropesTToZ
[[/index]]
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