All five seasons of a star-studded legal drama are scheduled to arrive on Amazon Prime Video later this month. The Emmy-winning series explored the relationship between a successful, fierce lawyer and her new protégée, as they take on high-stakes cases.
Damages arrives on Prime Video in March
Damages Seasons 1-5 will begin streaming on Prime Video on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, per Amazon’s blog.
It centers on Ellen Parsons, an ambitious lawyer, taking a job under the ruthless Patty Hewes, who leads Hewes & Associates. Each season focuses on one high-stakes class action lawsuit, along with a few minor ones. The show features a non-linear narrative, using flashbacks and present-day scenes from different perspectives to build an intense, compelling courtroom drama.
Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler, and Daniel Zelman served as the showrunners and producers. The main cast features Glenn Close as Patty Hewes, Rose Byrne as Ellen Parsons, Tate Donovan as Thomas Shayes, and Ted Danson as Arthur Frobisher. Furthermore, later seasons featured guest appearances from Timothy Olyphant, Martin Short, John Goodman, and Dylan Baker, among others.
Damages originally premiered on July 24, 2007, on FX, and ran for three seasons. However, due to declining viewership, the third season was believed to be the concluding installment. But Sony, in partnership with DirecTV, decided to co-produce the series (via Entertainment Weekly). As a result, the show’s final two seasons aired on Audience Network (formerly 101 Network). The finale titled “But You Don’t Do That Anymore” aired on September 12, 2012.
Despite challenging viewership numbers, the show received a positive reception every year. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has an average Tomatometer score of 91% and a Popcornmeter score of 87% across five seasons. Additionally, the show received 20 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and won four.
Reportedly, Season 3 and 4 were loosely based on real-life scandals. The third installment fictionalized parts of the Bernie Madoff scandal, while the fourth season drew inspiration from the Blackwater Security Consulting scandal.
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