Reversal is a 2001 English-language Documentary show developed by Doug Ellin. Reversal was produced under the production house Leverage Management in collaboration with Closest to the Hole Productions and HBO. The series originally aired on HBO. Leo Leone has been wrestling since he was seven years old. As the only son of wrestling coach (and ex-state champion) Edward Leone, Leo's dedication to the sport was tied up in his love for his father. Now Leo is seventeen. His life has been an endless cycle of training, sacrifice, and starving to make weight -- a process that is becoming ever difficult during adolescence. He's tired of denying himself everything, and is feeling the lure of a world beyond the mat. Living paycheck to paycheck, working a dead-end job in the mines while coaching for no money, Leo's father Ed s a wrestling scholarship as his son's only chance to escape the treadmill of life in a small Pennsylvania town. But though his motives are good, Ed is pushing his son too hard. Written by Anonymous. Reversal features Kevin Connolly in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Jeremy Piven, Debi Mazar and Perrey Reeves. The show has a running time of 21-35 minutes for each episode. The show has a total of 96 episodes during it's run of 8 seasons. Distribution rights for the series were acquired by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.