James Marsters Guests on IMDb TV's "Leverage" Revival

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James Marsters is a Cunning Con Man on IMDb TV's "Leverage" Revival
by Matt Webb Mitovich
March 18, 2021


"Buffy" vet James Marsters will be looking to sink his teeth into some wealthy marks when he guest-stars on IMDb TV’s "Leverage" revival — and TVLine has an exclusive first look at his villainous visit.

In "Leverage: Redemption", which is currently filming in New Orleans, the rich and powerful take what they want — and the Leverage team is back to take them down.




Grifter Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman), thief Parker (Beth Riesgraf), hitter Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane) and hacker Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge) all have watched the world change over the years since the original TNT caper drama ended.

In that time, it has become easier – and sometimes legal — for the rich to become richer and the powerful to squash anyone who gets in their way.




Sadly down one team member, they find new blood in Harry Wilson (Noah Wyle), a corporate lawyer who is looking for redemption after realizing he’d been sitting on the wrong side of the table for his entire career, and Breanna Casey (Aleyse Shannon), Hardison’s foster sister who has a knack for computers, robotics… and getting into trouble.

As seen in the exclusive photo, Christian Kane’s Eliot will attempt to thwart foul play on the fairway when Marsters guest-stars as Carl, a slick country club hustler who uses his conning of wealthy members to fund a much darker criminal enterprise.

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"Leverage's" Christian Kane Teases Reunion with James Marsters: "We May Have Dropped Easter Eggs"
by Matt Webb Mitovich
September 8, 2021


Two "Angel" alumni had a devil of a time when they reunited on IMDb TV’s "Leverage: Redemption".

“We may have dropped a couple of Easter eggs in there for the [Angel] fans, man, to be honest with you…,” Kane teased for TVLine.

Marsters specifically appears in “The Golf Job,” which is the fourth of the eight new episodes being released on Friday, Oct. 8, thus concluding the revival’s 16-episode freshman run.




Kane said that Marsters was “a bit wary” of traveling to New Orleans during the middle throes of the pandemic, so he and "Leverage" newcomer Noah Wyle, who directed the episode (and previously did a play with Marsters), hopped on the phone together to tender the offer.

“He said yes, and it made our day,” Kane recalled. “It was so fun, because he’s been a dear friend of mine — one of my first friends in Hollywood.”

“Everybody’s so scared of Spike, this scary vampire, but in real life James is one of the biggest pussycats you’ve ever seen,” Kane added. “He’s just a cool, cool guy, and such a nice guy at heart.”




Kane promised that those in the Angel/Leverage Venn diagram are “going to get a kick out of this” reunion, even though he and Marsters are playing different characters. That said, “there are going to be a lot of times where you’re looking at Spike and Lindsey.”

“You’re always looking for Spike to go after Lindsey, and vice versa. We were always trying to kill each other,” he noted of the duo’s dynamic. “And we did that this time really, really subtly, with different hats on.”

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