Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) comes to the Hamptons and buys a beach house next to the Grayson family mansion for the summer. Emily is really Amanda Clarke, whose father was framed for treason when she was a little girl. After a lengthly trial, he was imprisoned for life, and was murdered in prison by agents of the people who framed him. Amanda was separated from him after his trial and never saw him afterwards. Long after, she returned to the Hamptons as an adult to get revenge on those who wronged her and her father. Her primary target is Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe), matriarch of the Grayson family, who loved and betrayed Amanda's father. The show focuses on Amanda's plot to destroy every individual who played a role in her fathers imprisonment. Along the way, she discovers various facts of her fathers past which come to change her plans many times. As the series progresses, Amanda brings in other individuals as allies for her plan.

As Amanda executes the stages of her elaborate plan, she finds it difficult to remain emotionally detached. She struggles to identify her true motivations and examines how her actions change her sense of identity. As she enlists trusted friends into her schemes, she worries how their involvement will change their lives.

Cast and characters

Notes: * ^ Barry Sloane was on recurring status for the first thirteen episodes of the second season, before becoming a series regular in episode fourteen.

* ^ Karine Vanasse was on recurring status for the first twelve episodes of the third season, before becoming a series regular in episode thirteen.

Recurring cast

• Characters are in order of episode appearance count.

Special Features:

The Pilot Commentary with Mike Kelley and Emily VanCamp is a casual, unpretentious track recorded late in the season, and the pair use that fact to reveal a few interesting details about the production: the demands of chilly and rainy weather on the cast, the motifs Phillip Noyce introduces through his direction that remain, and details about the engagement party and how Kelley wrote certain plot points that meshed well with the details (such as Charlotte's drug problem). They're very conversational and easy to listen to, and they have plenty of fun pointing out little details in the production.

While the package is a little light in terms of the number of supplements, the material will be a pleasing exploration of elements for fans of the show one they reach Disc Five, led by two additional featurettes that reveal further points about the production. Roadmap to Revenge (13:36, 16x9) covers the roots the show shares to "The Count of Monte Cristo", while discussing the pilot and the thumbprint Phillip Noyce placed on it. It takes an intelligent glimpse at the glitz and glamour of The Hamptons, as well as the themes and weight of revenge as a plot motivator. The other featurette, At Home in The Hamptons (8:19, 16x9), takes a tour of the stage with Ashley Madekwe that reveals some of the magic that occurs in creating the show's beachside environment. The raw set with blue-screens intact, alongside revealing special effects shots, show how much of what's going on behind Emily's should is digitally composed and what's been crafted by-hand.

Rounding out those special features are a series fairly bland Bloopers (2:55, 16x9), alongside a not-so-interesting faux interview entitled Nolan Ross Exposed (3:04, 16x9) and some Music Videos. Finally, every disc of Revenge arrives with a slate of Deleted Scenes.