"Leverage: Redemption" to make broadcast premiere on ION July 11

ATLANTA, July 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ION will be adding "Leverage: Redemption" to its lineup Monday nights at 9 p.m. ET beginning July 11 with a double episode premiere.

"Leverage: Redemption" explores the journeys of reformed criminals putting their unique skills to use by helping regular citizens fight back against corporate and governmental injustices. The show stars Noah Wyle, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane, Beth Riesgraf and Aleyse Shannon with special guest star Aldis Hodge.

Picking up eight years later from where the original TNT hit series left off, the team consists of Sophie Devereaux (Bellman), Parker (Riesgraf), Eliot Spencer (Kane), and Alec Hardison (Hodge), who have watched the world change – and not necessarily for the better. It's become easier – and sometimes legal – for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way. Down one team member, they find new blood in Harry Wilson (Wyle), a corporate lawyer looking for redemption and Breanna Casey (Shannon), Hardison's foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics and getting into trouble.

Kate Rorick served as co-showrunner and executive producer, alongside co-showrunner and executive producer Dean Devlin, and executive producers Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson of Electric Entertainment. John Rogers and Chris Downey served as consulting producers.

"Leverage: Redemption" streams on Amazon Freevee, formerly IMDb TV.

ION's impressive collection of hit off-network dramas includes "Chicago Fire," "Chicago P.D.," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," "Blue Bloods," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "NCIS: New Orleans," "Hawaii Five-0," "Criminal Minds" and "CSI: Miami," among others.

ION airs on the broadcast signals of local television stations and corresponding cable carriage and features a programming mix of contemporary off-network dramas geared toward an audience of adults 18-49. ION is seen across the U.S., representing more than 100 million homes, and is owned by The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP).

Media contact: Jim Weiss, 770-672-6504, [email protected]

A leading general entertainment network, ION's lineup features major cable and broadcast shows, original series and special event programming. ION is part of The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP), a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff, Court TV Mystery, Defy TV and TrueReal. Scripps is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Electric Entertainment is an independent studio headed by veteran producer Dean Devlin along with his partners Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. Electric Entertainment also houses acquisitions and sales divisions, with domestic sales headed up by Steve Saltman and the international division headed by Sonia Mehandjiyska. Electric also has a satellite office located in Vancouver, Canada.

Among Electric's hit television series are "The Librarians" and "Leverage," which ran for four and five seasons respectively on TNT, "The Outpost" which premiered its 4^th season on The CW in 2021, and "Almost Paradise," which is currently streaming on Amazon Freevee after having premiered on WGN America. Season 2 of "Almost Paradise" begins shooting this summer. Electric's new series "The Ark" is currently in production for the SYFY Channel. Electric's spin-off continuation of "Leverage," "Leverage: Redemption," is currently streaming in the U.S. and the U.K. on Amazon Freevee, as one of the platforms first original programs. Season 2 of "Leverage: Redemption" is currently in production.

Electric's Feature Films have included "Bad Samaritan" starring David Tennant and Robert Sheehan, the award-winning film "Say My Name" starring Lisa Brenner and Nick Blood, the critically acclaimed documentary "Who Killed the Electric Car?", and most recently "The Deal" starring Sumalee Montano and Emma Fischer. Electric also acquires, distributes and sells worldwide rights to Electric's produced and acquired content, as well as theatrical films from around the world, including "Blood On The Crown," starring Harvey Keitel and Malcolm McDowell, "Heavy," starring Sophie Turner and Daniel Zovatto, Rob Reiner's historical biopic "LBJ," starring Woody Harrelson, and "Book Of Love," starring Jessica Biel and Jason Sudeikis. The company's domestic distribution division, headed by Steve Saltman, is a full-service operation serving all significant outlets with various rights to films and series including: TVOD, EST, AVOD, SVOD, PTV, Linear Basic Cable and Broadcast. 

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