Commitment

The first season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered on September 21, 2011 and concluded on May 23, 2012, with a total of 22 episodes. The series was created by Mike Kelley and is inspired by the Alexandre Dumas novel The Count of Monte Cristo. The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp.

The second season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge started on September 30, 2012 on Sundays. An hour long recap show of the first season called "The First Chapter" showed a week before the premiere on September 26, 2012 at 9:00 pm Eastern/8:00 pm Central. The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp. This season premiere has received mixed response from critics, with many praising the acting while criticizing the plot, saying that it didn't live up to the suspense of the first season, though reviews did improve as the season progressed.

The third season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge is to be airing on Sunday, September 29, 2013 at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central with development starting in July. Ashley Madekwe and Connor Paolo will not be returning as Ashley Davenport and Declan Porter, respectively, although Davenport's storyline is to close in the premiere. On July 12, 2013 it was confirmed that Justin Hartley will join the cast as Patrick Harper, Victoria Grayson's long lost son. This is also the first season not to have Mike Kelley as Executive Producer and Showrunner. On May 3, 2013, Sunil Nayar was confirmed as the new executive producer.

The season will focus on the revelation that David Clarke is alive and the feud between Emily and Victoria following the murder of Emily's fiancé Aiden and Victoria's falsified committal to a mental hospital.