8 Things We Know About ‘Leverage: Redemption’ Season 2
One of TV’s most entertaining series of 2021 is coming back for a second season, and the good news is we already know some of what to expect.
Leverage: Redemption ended its first season with the team taking down the shadowy organization RIZ (but is it gone for good?) and successfully steering former corporate lawyer Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle) down the path of doing some good. Plus, after he was off saving the world in other ways, hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge, whose availability was limited) rejoined the crew and thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf) made a decision about the future of the leadership.
Thanks to teases and hopes from the cast and executive producers, TV Insider has some idea of what to expect going forward. Scroll down for some hints.
Leverage: Redemption, Season 2, TBA, Amazon Freevee
It Will Likely Explore Eliot's Backstory
In “The Bucket Job,” hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane) not only revisited his past (via flashbacks to his work before the crew, after RIZ drugged him) but also failed to see his dad (again, after “The Low Low Price Job” in the original series). “Eliot’s father is something that me and [original series creator and consulting producer on the revival] John Rogers have always played with,” the actor shared.
Eliot’s past is “a storyline we’ve always wanted to go further with. In the original series, it was going to be a big part of that Season 6, and so it’s something we’ve held onto [and] teased again here,” executive producer Dean Devlin said prior to the renewal. “If we go further, we’re going to take it to where we had always wanted to go. It’s an important part of the story and it’s an important part of understanding why Eliot is who he is. People are going to be very surprised when that storyline blossoms.”
Sophie Will Be in Charge
Back when the original series ended, Parker took over as the mastermind. When the revival picked up, she’d been leading a dozen teams as part of Leverage International. In the Season 1 finale, she decided that’s plenty for her and handed over control to grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman).
Harry's Probably Not Part of the Team Full-Time
Harry’s off to do some good on his own now, without the team, as his path to redemption continues. But could we come back? “It may go as he plans and it may not,” is all Devlin would say.
Whatever happens, Wyle’s hoping that his character crosses paths with the crew again and not just to answer legal questions. “When Dean Devlin calls me, I go, ‘yes?’” the actor said. (The two worked together on The Librarian movies and subsequent TV series.) “Sometimes you just answer the call from the person who opens up a chapter that you know is going to be really fun for you. I think that’s what the Leverage team will be for Harry. He’s going to have a life and he’s going to move on, but every once in a while the phone will ring and he’ll be, ‘yes?'”
But who knows what could happen? Maybe something will draw him back into the fold permanently.
Hardison's Back (Maybe?)
It’s likely that how much we see the hacker going forward will depend on Hodge’s availability. But as Devlin pointed out, “we’ll take whatever we can get because every additional moment with him is worth it.” Still, we expect to at least hear about cons he worked with the crew since returning.
Expect More Character Development
“What’s always been fun is the character growth. We have these interesting characters who are in a new time in their life. The fun will be is to see how they move forward. There’s new members,” Devlin said. “Sophie is blossoming into this new role as the leader of the team, and that’s going to affect her and bring out parts of her past that we haven’t seen before. And in so doing, it will be the same with our other characters.”
There Could Be More of a Focus on the Original Team's Dynamics
The revival did introduce two new characters in the first season — Harry and Breanna Casey (Aleyse Shannon) — and did have to understandably dedicate some time to that. But Kane expects that now, we could see more with Parker and Eliot, like in “The Hurricane Job,” because “they work so well together.” Remember, they and Hardison were working together in the years between series.
RIZ May Not Be Completely Gone
While the crew was able to bring down RIZ and expose their wrongdoings, “which, [in a] world that relies on secrecy, kind of takes them out,” executive producer Kate Rorick said, “I wouldn’t be surprised if something rises from the rubble and we see shades of them again.” Considering how badly the head, Bligh (Lucy Taylor), wanted Eliot to join them, something tells us she might not be the only one, so we wouldn’t be surprised if whatever we see of RIZ involves him in some way.
Characters Could Return — If It Makes Sense
Drew Powell returned as Jack Hurley, a mark who’s now a member of Leverage International, and mentioned other characters from the original series as well. The cast has their picks for who they’d like to see again (though Riesgraf pointed out “once you come on as a guest, you’re kind of burned in a way,” since most of the time, the guest stars are marks).
“It’s always fun to bring back characters, but we want to make sure that those characters are relating to the characters on the show now,” Devlin said. “Otherwise we have a lot of new characters that we want to bring in.”
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Why not bring Nate back now that he was vindicated and cleared of all charges ? Work it into the plot to resurrect him so to say !
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He’s dead
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Hello dream sequence, flashback hello
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So was Bobby Ewing on Dallas...it could work. Make it all part of a master scheme. We NEED Nate!!!!
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He wasn’t dead. He was almost dead, and somebody switch him with his lookalike. 🤣
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I totally agree!!! The show isn't as good without Timothy Hutton. I always thought my favorite characters were Eliot, Hardison and Parker. I thought as long as they were in the show it would be as good as always. Not true. The show really does need Nate. It is a good show without him but it is WAAAAAY better with him!
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I agree please bring back Nate. Please please
It’s just not the same with our him
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we could bring nate back with something of a disability from his so called demise
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Timothy Hutton wasn't in the show, I believe, due to the misconduct allegations that he was ultimately cleared of. As reported in The Hollywood Reported in July 2021, “Timothy Hutton has officially been cleared by law enforcement of a criminal complaint filed against him. The Canadian authorities scrutinized the matter and found a glaring lack of support and proof.”
With that out of the way, there's no outside force preventing bringing Nate back. They could even have him back in flashbacks, or even as someone's conscience, like Dexter talking with his dead father or his dead sister. I could *totally* see Parker having some crisis while hanging upside off a roof or something and needing 'Nate' to calm her down and help her solve her situation.
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Thank goodness we are getting a season 2. Definetely more of Eloit background n more Hardison n Parker.
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My thoughts exactly for more of Hardison and Parker moments
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Just happy to hear there's going to be a Season 2. Love, love, love this show.
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Absolutely cannot wait! Hurley can always be added in. He was a good broker after all, until the addictions kicked in. that knowledge could come in handy on a con. Also, If Quinn and Tara haven't been absorbed into one of the other international teams, it's not that strange an idea that team leverage could trip over them as they each work their own jobs. And I still say Sterling could be worked in. RIZ was an international company and with the stuff they were into, Interpol would have to be keeping an eye on them. 😁
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Thank you so much for the 8 clues about #LeverageRedemption Season 2! Although I hope they all come true, I am particularly hoping for half of them. As a #ChristianKane #Kaniac and #LeverageTrio (aka #LeverageOT3) fan, you can probably guess which half I am really excited about! Looking forward to Season 2 even more now!
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Love this show! Now they just need to complete the greatest con of all, which of course would be to bring back Nate....
Can't wait to see who they cast as Eliot's Dad....
And Sterling...bring back that sexy Sterling!
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Amen. He is finished playing the King of Hell astral! Lol
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Jeff Fahey was Jake's dad on Librarians and they made a realistic pairing. Would it be weird if he was Eliot's dad, too?? Lol.
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I’m so excited & can’t wait for season 2. Thank you for the hints.
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I have always loved this show, glad to hear season 2 is a go for the new series!
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I am so loving this show. In today's world where the bad guys always win and the good guys are always losing it is so refreshing to see the bad guys get there comeupence. This show makes me smile and happy the whole time I'm watching it. It's so refreshing. These are fun characters and how they interact with each other is refreshing and I don't have a care in the world when I'm watching them. And I'm loving that nothing is handled with gun violence. Let's hope we have many years to come of this smart show.
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I would like to see Jim Sterling come back, and not necessarily as an ally. He would still be a thorn in Sophie's and Elliot's side, but in the end, the Leverage team would best him (as always 😄).
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Looking forward to it. Maybe someone from Alice {Parker alias} may need help again.
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When is season two going to be aired?
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It wouldn't even be that hard to explain! Say he was looking into something and had to fake his own death and go into hiding. Maybe Sohpie knows or maybe not. He can say he did it protect everybody from the bad guys that were onto him.
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Leverage is what I watch doing all holidays and finish with redemption... Eliot and Maria our new favorite couple. Eliot needs to see his dad to face their past to have a future.....
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LEVERAGE is fantastic! So glad it is back.
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So looking forward to whatever the writers/directors/producers of #LeverageRedemption brings us in Season 2!
They always have great guest stars! Hoping they will do as they did with LeVar Burton and bring in some unexpected ones! I have always begged for more background on Eliot's (#ChristianKane) background.. I hope it isn't disappointing..
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I and my son he is older now but we still talk about the original. I remember Ellery Queen with Tim Huttons dad he is as wonderful as his dad. Wish he came back. But I am a big fan of Noah Wyle too. I am looking forward to the leverage redemption and all the fantastic characters all great in their own way and the humor of Christian Kane. Harrison and Parker so fun.
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Fantastic! Now they need to BRING BACK NATE too!
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Loved Redemption. Please, please, PLEASE...keep Harry!!! Noah Wyle is amazing!
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I absolutely LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the return of the “Leverage” family on “Redemption”. Although Timothy Hutton is missed; Noah Wylie’s character “Harry” is an amazing and fresh addition. I would love to see him back full time as part of the team and possibly a new love interest for “Sophie” so we can see her and him move on from their mutual losses. Also, I would love to see & hear more about Parker & Hardison’s relationship. We definitely need more of Elliott’s “everything” including a permanent love interest, family past & his past work to continue to pop up. Possibly consider a job with the cast of “Almost Paradise” and have Kia become his permanent love interest. Christian Kane could even play a dual role for the episode. Also the return of guest cast characters such as Hurley, Chaos, Peggy, Tara, Quinn, Sterling and even Maggie would be great.
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I’d love to see Sam Eliot as Spencer’s dad. And maybe see some of Quinn Maggie Vance and Sterling
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We would be thankful for whatever you give us! Leverage is one of our FAVORITE shows and we rewatch it ALl the time. Thank you for giving our friends back.
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Really hoping that Noah will be back full-time for season 2, or at least most of the time. I really like him and his character.
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I absolutely loved the original Leverage and was so sad when it stopped. It is always nice to see a bad guy get what’s coming ti them. It was always uplifting in that somehow they ways set things right in the world. Well except when Nate diced, but who doesn’t love Noah Wiley. He is and always will be a person that adds volumes to any show he graces with his presence. My husband and I still watch repeats of the librarian, movies and tv show. Waiting with bated breath for season 2.
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It also seems like half the cast of the Librarians and any generation of Star Trek are guests so itd be awesome to keep up that trend!🤣😂
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The show moved on and it’s better off with out him.
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Just found out about leverage by accident, wow what have I misses Just finishing binging through 5 seasons. I now ger it on CTV 2 in Canada, cant wait for season 2 of Redemption
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Bring back Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton) PLEASE!!!
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I've always wondered about Elliot's back story and am glad to hear that we'll learn more about him, but I really REALLY hope Aldis Hodge is in every episode this year. It just isn't the same without Hardison.
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I watched Leverage 1-5 and was really down when it was over.
Glad it came back with Redemption however hearing that Parker may not be in it
the next season bums me out. I love her character and is the one who made me laugh the most next to Hardison's chartacter, I hope you have Parker (Beth) in at least a few
episodes. Parker,Parker,Parker! Thanks Dean Devlin for Leverage in all aspects.
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Wish they would bring back tim Hutton
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Bring Nate back. Just say that it was one of the times (like Sophie and the bomb) when he had to pretend to die, the team forgot about him, and he had to go live on his own. It was only years after that when they found out he was alive. Make it go like that. Nate was the brains. He owned the bar. We need him back.
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Awesome show! Looking forward to season 2.
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I'm just happy we're getting a 2nd season.
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Get Hutton back. The show is better with him.
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Parker was never leader. Hardison was and is leader
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I will always love leverage the actors bring me so much joy and sometime tears. Every time I rewatch. Leverage or redemption I see something I missed or didn't hear. So researching is what I do over and over cause family always return or st least go home.thats what leverage represents for me home. Joy tears and fun fun fun when they bring down the worse criminals attacking or three y ending the people doing right.
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Nate is dead and I doubt he’s coming back
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I wish they's bring Nate back!!
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If you watch the end of the very last episode of Leverage, Parker is the one taking the lead with the new client.
I think they mentioned more than once in Redemption about Parker being the leader while Sophie was gone.
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Did this renew? I can't seem to find a second season!
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Ummmm Why is no one talking about Sophie's real name? lolv
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They need Noah Wiley back. Don’t love the actor but I did like him in this. He might as well as the sky is not falling anymore as he and chicken little might have it.
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When does the second season start I can’t find it anywhere
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I've loved the show. This Redemption has its high points, but at times it feels like some of the characters are simply phoning it in. The southern accents are HORRENDOUS and need to be tweaked. When you try to talk "Southern" but speak too fast, and with poor grammar, it sounds like you are making fun of folks. I hate that. This new season didn't have the charm of the original, but it certainly had some of the original fun.
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That is EXACTLY what I said! It's completely possible and totally plausible that he would do something like that. I'd like to think that Sophie knows and this has been the greatest grift of her life.
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I thought Sam Elliot too.
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Sam Elliot?
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yay! Just binged through the first season
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When is the show expected to run the first episode?
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When is it coming back can't find when
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YES! That is such a great idea.
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I am pretty sure Quinn is never coming back. His actor (Clayne Crawford) went way off the rails during his stint on Lethal Weapon (TV series). So much so, that they replaced him with Stifler (Sean William Scott)! Lol!
He has been pretty much blacklisted since then. Nobody wants to work with him, it appears he was VERY abusive.
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I would love to see a little bit of Chaos
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I love this show! Keep 'em coming with a few more seasons!!!
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The suspense is SOOOO good. Thank you for giving out this info! PLEASE tell them to hurry! These are some of the best written TV episodes in the business of entertainment on the market!
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I PERSONALLY ON MY PERSPECTIVE FROM THE VIEW OF A BIRDS EYE BELIEVE THEY WILL EXCEED MY EXPECTATION IM FLABBAGAZED BY HOW THEY WENT THROUGH THE FIRST SEASON THANK YOU AN TO ALL VIEWERS VIEW IN ADDITION I DONT WANT THUS L.R TO BE CANCELLED...AM ON CHECK U TO FILL MYSELF WITH L.R season two
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I agree.
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I would love to see Hardison and Parker tie the knot or get pregnant maybe both
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I was so happy when I saw that they bought back leverage I love this show . Kinda sad nate's is not there but this new one is good I love all the characters Parker and Hardison are my favorites can't wait for season 2 so excited 😍
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I tried to watch it, but without Timothy Hutton it was just unwatchable!
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Well part of that issue that could be a sticking point is Hutton suing them as he did not( as he says) get the money he was supposed to get whether he was a part of the series or not and the fact it seems he was dumped by them before it was discovered he was being extorted. So I assume there is a lot of bad blood there between Hutton and Devlin
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Bring Nate (Timothy Hutton) back.
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It would be interesting if Sofie got involved with "our Mr Wilson" then Nate shows up!!!
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At the end of Season 1, Eliot was lamenting the fact that he can’t find a love interest that he can be open with. How about Sister Lupe? Seems like they probably hooked up already and she knows all about him. And it would be awesome if Quinn was an occasional part of the team .
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we need parker and sophie to be LOVERS
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