FX's new summer drama "Damages/Damages" is a thrilling lawyer drama like no other. First of all, its two protagonists are women (female lawyers as the first protagonists will be one of the important features of each TV station's lawyer dramas in the next season); secondly, it mainly reflects the story of the weak against the strong and against the power. The combination of these two elements is easily reminiscent of the film "Never Compromise/Erin Brockovich" starring Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts. But the difference is that the show adds a thrilling element, and the heroine herself is a controversial lawyer.
The well-known but controversial female lawyer Patty Hewes opened a high-profile "Hewes Associates Law Firm" and carefully selected Ellen Parsons as his first-year partner. But neither woman imagined that this would be a turning point in their lives. Ellen is engaged to her boyfriend, David Connor, but she's still a nobody in the legal world, and she's a little flattered to be working with a lawyer like Patty and being mentored by her and another of her most trusted senior lawyers, Tom Shayes. In the beginning, she felt a little overwhelmed that she was on the shortcut to success, but she soon realized that the price to pay for success was far greater than she imagined.
The current focus of the "Hewes Associates" case is the Arthur Frobisher corruption case. Arthur Frobisher is one of the richest CEOs in America, rich, powerful, famous and powerful. However, Patty, who has always been known for "not admit defeat" and "dare to fight tough battles", is ready to handle the case in person after accepting the client's entrustment. Her goal is not just to file a lawsuit against Arthur Frobisher and win the case, but to eventually bankrupt and destroy Arthur Frobisher. Arthur Frobisher is certainly not a person to be messed with. He confidently invited Ray Fiske, another senior lawyer in the legal world, to go to court with Patty, thinking that no one can shake his position. As Patty battles Arthur Frobisher and Ray Fiske in court, Ellen also learns that it takes too much to win a case -- money, fame, even life. The release of "Damages" is undoubtedly a blockbuster in the American television industry. FX TV station broadcast this new legal film in the golden stage, which undoubtedly shows their incomparable confidence in the competitiveness of this film. Damages not only has a strong lineup, but also created a new record for the speculative cost of TV series.
