Zap2it Fall TV Preview 2008: Cable Comedy and Drama Series

Leverage
TNT

Premieres: December
Airs: To Be Announced

Stars: Timothy Hutton, Christian Kane, Aldis Hodge, Beth Riesgraf

What's It All About? Timothy Hutton heads up a gang of high-tech thieves with a Robin Hood complex in this caper series that seeks to evoke an "Ocean's Eleven" vibe. The schemes are complicated and the tone scattershot. One minute Hutton is in the drink, mourning the loss of his son because his old employer —- a mega insurance company —- wouldn't pay for the life-saving treatment, and the next he's sharing lame one-liners with actors half his age. That said, the Dean Devlin ("Independence Day") production feels like one of those shows that could be worth watching once it finds its rhythm.