Leverage

10 Best Episodes of Leverage - Season 1

A five-person team comprised of a thief, a grifter, a hacker, and a retrieval specialist, led by former insurance investigator Nathan Ford, use their skills to fight corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on ordinary citizens.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 04, 2023.

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#13 - The Miracle Job (Season 1 - Episode 4)

Nate's childhood best friend seeks the help of Leverage Consulting & Associates in preventing the demolition of his church... by stealing a miracle.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 406 votes.

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#12 - The 12-Step Job (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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The team works to recover a large amount of money stolen from a charity by an investment broker. However, the team learns the banker isn't as bad of a person as they assumed he would be.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 327 votes.

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#11 - The Snow Job (Season 1 - Episode 9)

While helping a National Guardsman, Nate puts his team on the line when he slips back into his alcoholic ways.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 346 votes.

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#10 - The Mile High Job (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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The Leverage team attempts to expose a conglomerate’s cover-up of their toxic fertilizer, which has resulted in the death of a young girl. But the CEO has put all of the damning evidence on a plane to the Cayman Islands. The team races to catch the flight but, once airborne, they discover that the CEO’s intentions are far more sinister and that to avenge one life they’ll have to save their own.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 370 votes.

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#9 - The Two-Horse Job (Season 1 - Episode 3)

After a Wall Street broker sets fire to his stable—killing his underachieving racehorses in the process, the team visits Kentucky to help the heartsick trainer, Eliot’s high school love.

The episode was rated 7.91 from 430 votes.

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#8 - The Homecoming Job (Season 1 - Episode 2)

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The team is hired to investigate the injuries a military reservist sustained while in Iraq.

The episode was rated 7.93 from 488 votes.

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#7 - The Wedding Job (Season 1 - Episode 7)

To pull of a heist, the team poses as wedding planners in order to get money promised to a family after they took the fall for a Mafia boss.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 364 votes.

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#6 - The Stork Job (Season 1 - Episode 6)

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The Leverage team works to take down an adoption agency that has been stealing money from American couples.

The episode was rated 7.94 from 369 votes.

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#5 - The Nigerian Job (Season 1 - Episode 1)

Nate Ford, a once-loyal corporate employee has recovered millions of dollars in stolen goods for his employer. But when that employer denied his son’s insurance claims and allowed the boy to die, he realized he could no longer work for such an entity. Out of work and descending into alcoholism, Ford is hired by an aeronautics executive to recover airplane designs the executive claims were stolen by a rival company. Helping him are four highly skilled team members: Parker, an expert thief; Alex Hardison, a specialist in Internet and computer fraud; Eliot Spencer, a high-octane “retrieval specialist” who can take out a gang of henchmen without breaking a sweat; and Sophie Devereaux, a grifter who could win awards for her acting skills during difficult scams. At first the newly formed team is hesitant to trust each other after so many years working alone but being double-crossed changes the dynamic, ultimately forcing them to unite.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 599 votes.

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#4 - The Bank Shot Job (Season 1 - Episode 5)

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Sophie and Nate find themselves taken hostage during a bank robbery. They soon learn they are trapped inside with their latest target: a corrupt judge.

The episode was rated 8.15 from 420 votes.

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#3 - The Juror #6 Job (Season 1 - Episode 11)

While at jury duty, Parker learns someone is trying to sway the trial's verdict.

The episode was rated 8.16 from 352 votes.

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#2 - The First David Job (1) (Season 1 - Episode 12)

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The team puts together a plan to steal Nate's former boss's prized Michelangelo Maquette and sell it back to him.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 336 votes.

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#1 - The Second David Job (2) (Season 1 - Episode 13)

Nate tries to piece together his team after coming out of hiding. However, the high stakes involved in his latest con could spell disaster for him and his friends.

The episode was rated 8.30 from 328 votes.

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