Damages is a American legal thriller tv show created by the manufacturing and writing trio of Daniel Zelman and brothers Glenn and Todd A. Kessler. The storyline revolves around the lawyer Patty Hewes along with her protégée law school grad Ellen Parsons. Each season comes with a significant case that her business and Hewes shoot on, while also examining a chapter of the relationship between Ellen and Patty. The initial two seasons center around the lawyer Hewes & Associates. Later seasons center more on Patty and Ellen's relationship as Ellen begins to distance himself out of Hewes & Associates and begins with an independent livelihood.