Leverage is written by show creators John Rogers and Chris Downey along with a team of writers who collaborate to develop the season's storyline and episodes. The writing team consists of three to five additional writers, along with at least one story/script editor. The show may occasionally hire free-lance writers to write a given script. John Rogers believes in nurturing new writing talent, and expects writers will stay with the show a relatively short period of time before moving on to bigger shows or more major assignments with other shows.