Damages Season 3

If you want a crime drama that treats its mystery as more than a puzzle, Damages Season 3 is available on and right now. Across 1 season, the show has had time to find its rhythm and keep it. With 238 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Watch Glenn Close work — the performance is a masterclass in restraint. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Damages Season 3 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. Damages Season 3 treats its mystery as a means, not an end in itself. Set a year after season two, Patty's focus now rests on Louis Tobin, the patriarch of a wealthy family, who has just confessed to orchestrating the largest Ponzi scheme in Wall Street history. The government has tasked Hewes and Shayes with finding the Tobins' hidden money and uncovering any evidence that other family members had knowledge of the fraud. Ellen Parsons has taken a job at the New York District Attorney's office, but she finds herself being pulled further and further back into Patty's orbit. Glenn Close and Rose Byrne lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2010. What distinguishes the best crime dramas from the rest is whether the character work can carry scenes where the mystery takes a breath — Damages Season 3 passes that test consistently. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

If you cannot walk away from a good mystery, Damages Season 3 will keep you hooked. If you have run out of similar titles to watch, this is a strong next pick. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. Watch Glenn Close work — it is a masterclass in the genre. Few crime dramas earn their twists this consistently.

🎬 Damages Season 3 — Episode Guide

Your Secrets Are Safe

2010-01-25

Patty Hewes has been appointed by the U.S. government to recover billions of dollars lost to the largest investment fraud in Wall Street history. The new case pits Patty against the powerful Tobin family, which includes Joe Tobin, Marilyn Tobin, and the family's trusted attorney Leonard Winstone. Me...

The Dog Is Happier Without Her

2010-02-01

Patty and Tom continue to dig into the Tobin family's sordid past, while Joe Tobin must decide between his family and his integrity. Ellen aids Tom in his investigation of the Tobin's, but in doing so receives some bad news of her own. While locked in the midst of a bitter divorce, Patty and Phil fi...

Flight's at 11:08

2010-02-08

Patty is forced to race against the clock to prevent a key witness in the Tobin case from fleeing the country. Meanwhile, Ellen learns a dark and shocking family secret.

Don't Throw That at the Chicken

2010-02-15

Patty drills Louis Tobin about his fraud while his son Joe makes a decision that will determine the fate of the Tobin family forever.

It's Not My Birthday

2010-02-22

Patty Hewes squares off with the D.A. over access to a key witness. A job candidate at Hewes & Shayes asks Ellen for insight into Patty.

Don't Forget to Thank Mr. Zedeck

2010-03-01

Patty is under tremendous pressure from the Attorney's Office to make progress in the Tobin case, and winds up striking a bargain with an unlikely source. Ellen discovers some new evidence in Louis Tobin's death and Tom's financial troubles begin to effect him in more obvious ways.

You Haven't Replaced Me

2010-03-08

Patty sends Tom out of the country to follow the money trail of the Tobin fraud. Ellen must choose between her new boss and Patty. Leonard Winstone leaves the city under mysterious circumstances.

I Look Like Frankenstein

2010-03-15

Carol Tobin suddenly disappears and it is up to Patty and Ellen to track her down. Arthur Frobisher returns to the fold to open his new foundation.

Drive It Through Hardcore

2010-03-22

Patty finally manages to track down the missing Carol Tobin and forces her to give up the truth about the fateful Tobin Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, Ellen's home life is turned upside down and Frobisher begins to make his movie.

E10

Tell Me I'm Not Racist

2010-03-29

A professional disaster looms for Patty when her clients ask that she be thrown off the Tobin case. Tom makes a risky move that may cost Ellen her job at the D.A.'s office.

E11

All That Crap About Your Family

2010-04-05

Patty's star witness is arrested, forcing her to strike an unusual deal with the D.A.'s office. Frobisher reveals a little too much about his past.

E12

You Were His Little Monkey

2010-04-12

Patty and Ellen set out to tear the Tobin family apart. When Tom Shayes' job and marriage unravel, he strikes up a deadly alliance.

E13

The Next One's Gonna Go in Your Throat

2010-04-19

Ellen and Tom take matters into their own hands in an attempt to win the Tobin case; Patty Hewes is haunted by the price of her success.