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Payback

16+
Korean
January 6, 2023
1hr 10 min
Season: 1
Episodes: 12

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Payback TV Series Details:

Also known asPayback: Money and Power
Hangul법쩐
Hanja 法쩐
Literal meaningLaw Money
Revised RomanizationBeopjjeon
McCune–Reischauer Pŏptchŏn
Country South Korea
Language Korean
GenreAction, Crime, Thriller
Season1
Episodes12
Release dateJanuary 6 – February 11, 2023
Aired onFriday, Saturday
Running time1hr 10 min
Age rating16+
StarringLee Sun-kyun
Moon Chae-won
Kang Yoo-seok
Park Hoon
Developed byStudio S (planning)
Directed by Lee Won-tae
Written byKim Won-seok
Produced byYoo Hong-gu
Kim Min-tae
Park Hee-don
Jung Soon-tae
Executive producersLee Kwang-soon
Kang Byeong-guk
Music byPark Se-joon
Production CompanyRed Nine Pictures
Distributor SBS TV

Payback TV Series Cast & Character:

  • Main
    • Lee Sun-kyun as Eun Yong, a money trader who is the owner and head of investment of a global private equity fund.
    • Yoon Jeong-il as young Eun Yong
    • Moon Chae-won as Park Joon-kyung, a former prosecutor and a military judicial officer who passed the bar exam and graduated from the training institute with top scores.
    • Han Dong-hee as young Park Joon-kyung
    • Kang Yoo-seok as Jang Tae-chun, Yong’s nephew who is a prosecutor.
    • Park Hoon as Hwang Ki-seok, a chief prosecutor.
  • Supporting
    • Kim Hong-pa as Myung In-joo, godfather of the underground economy who built a cartel of greed.
    • Kim Mi-sook as Yoon Hye-rin, Joon-kyung’s mother.
    • Seo Jeong-yeon as Eun Ji-hee, Tae-chun’s mother and Yong’s older sister.
    • Park Hwan-hee as young Eun Ji-hee
    • Kim Hye-hwa as Hong Han-na, Yong’s partner who is a lobbyist-turned-private equity fund representative.
    • Choi Deok-moon as Nam Sang-il, a veteran prosecution investigator.
    • Choi Jung-in as Ham Jin, a prosecutor at the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office.
    • Lee Ki-young as Oh Chang-hyun, former chief of the Seoul District Prosecutors’ Office.
    • Son Eun-seo as Myung Se-hee, In-joo’s daughter and Ki-seok’s wife.
    • Choi Min-chul as Park Jung-soo, the chief prosecutor of the 5th Detective Division.
    • Park Jung-pyo as Lee Young-jin, Ki-seok’s right-hand man and chief prosecutor of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office.
    • Kwon Hyuk as Lee Su-dong, In-joo’s partner.
    • Won Hyun-joon as Lee Jin-ho, a capital market thug and Yong’s old friend from juvenile detention center.
    • Kim Kyung-ho as young Lee Jin-ho
    • Lee Geon-myung as Kim Seong-tae, In-joo’s right-hand man.
    • Kwon Tae-won as Baek In-soo, a former prosecutor and a member of the National Assembly.
    • Jo Young-jin as Son Seung-jin, a politician.

Storyline:

Eun Yong, a money business titan and an affluent financial capitalist, has been living a life of a recluse in the pastures of Mongolia. Eun returns to Korea when his nephew Tae-chun and his late benefactor’s daughter Joon-gyeong enlists his help. He prepares for war against corrupt powers to protect his beloved family and to avenge the death of a dear old friend.

About Payback TV Series:

Payback: Money and Power (Korean: 법쩐) is a South Korean action crime thriller television series directed by Lee Won-tae and written by Kim Won-seok. The series stars Lee Sun-kyun, Moon Chae-won, Kang Yoo-seok, and Park Hoon.

It aired on SBS TV from January 6 to February 11, 2023, every Friday and Saturday at 22:00 (KST). Payback: Money and Power is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

Payback TV Series Episodes List:

EpisodesOriginal Broadcast DateAverage Audience Share
(Nationwide)
Average Audience Share
(Seoul)
1January 6, 20238.7% (4th)9.6% (4th)
2January 7, 20237.4% (3rd)8.3% (3rd)
3January 13, 20238.7% (3rd)8.9% (3rd)
4January 14, 20239.6% (2nd)10.1% (2nd)
5January 20, 20239.5% (3rd)9.7% (3rd)
6January 21, 20237.1% (3rd)7.5% (2nd)
7January 27, 202311.1% (3rd)11.6% (2nd)
8January 28, 202310.7% (2nd)10.7% (2nd)
9February 3, 202311.1% (3rd)11.1% (3rd)
10February 4, 20239.5% (2nd)9.9% (2nd)
11February 10, 202311.4% (3rd)11.8% (3rd)
12February 11, 202311.1% (2nd)10.8% (3rd)
Average9.7%10.0%

Where to Watch Payback (Stream)

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