Una adicitiva serie de televisión que muestra la actividad de un bufete de abogados en torno a casos inspirados por escandalos corporativos de los últimos años: Enron, Madoff, la crisis energética en el estado de California, problemas medioambientales...
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Damages is an American
legal thriller television series created by the writing and production trio of
Daniel Zelman and brothers
Glenn and
Todd A. Kessler
The series revolves around the brilliant, ruthless
lawyer Patty Hewes (
Glenn Close) and her protégée Ellen Parsons (
Rose Byrne). For the first few seasons the series centers around the law firm Hewes & Associates .
Each season features a major case that Hewes and her firm take on,
while also examining a chapter of the complicated relationship between
Ellen and Patty. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's
relationship as Ellen begins to distance herself from Patty and begins
to concentrate on her independent career.
Known for its depiction of season-long cases from the point of view
of both the law firm and the target, the series is noted for its
plot twists,
nonlinear narrative, technical merit,
season-long storylines,
and the acting ability of its cast. The series has attracted many stars
to play characters on the side against Hewes, including;
Ted Danson,
William Hurt,
Marcia Gay Harden,
Martin Short,
Lily Tomlin,
John Goodman,
Dylan Baker, and
Ryan Phillippe.
Conception
Creators devised the
series as the relationship between a mentor and a protégée: two women
in powerful positions. Although the initial story idea did not have the
series set in the legal arena, the creators chose it because they felt
the legal world included women who commanded power and influence.
The concept was inspired by the creators' interaction with their
superiors along with their experiences in the entertainment industry.
The series steers away from usual legal dramas, where storyline is set
inside the courtroom and instead describes the characters' lives and
interactions outside the courtroom and the behind-the-scenes power
maneuvering and manipulation.
About the characters of the show Zelman notes, "We don't look at any of
the characters as good or bad or anything like that. What really
motivated us to write about this world, first and foremost, was our
interest in power dynamics, the dynamics of power in society."
The series was designed with the main character, Patty Hewes, tackling one case per season.
[6]
The first season of the series focuses on a class-action lawsuit
against the fraudulent multi-billionaire CEO of a defunct company. The
plot was inspired by various corporate scandals and characters involved
in them,
[7] most notably from the
2001 scandal surrounding
Enron.
[8]
The second season deals with the energy industry and related
environmental issues. The story is influenced by recent and ongoing
environmental cases in the United States in the mining industry and also
by the events of the 2001
California energy crisis.
[9] The writers were guided by environmental lawyer
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who shared his experience in the field with various corporations and CEOs.
[10] The third season is largely based on the 2009 epic
Bernie Madoff scandal, with veiled references and similarities to the case of the collapse of the
Stanford Financial Group of companies and their use of Antigua's opaque banking laws.
