Payback | |
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Also known as | Payback: Money and Power[1] |
Hangul | 법쩐 |
Hanja | 法쩐 |
Literal meaning | Law Money |
Revised Romanization | Beopjjeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Pŏptchŏn |
Genre | |
Developed by | Studio S (planning)[5] |
Written by | Kim Won-seok[6] |
Directed by | Lee Won-tae[6] |
Starring |
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Music by | Park Se-joon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Production company | Red Nine Pictures[6] |
Original release | |
Network | SBS TV |
Release | January 6 February 11, 2023 | –
Payback (Korean: 법쩐) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring 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).[7][8]
The series follows the story of people who risk everything to fight the money cartel that colluded with the law. They refuse to remain silent in the face of incompetent and unjust power, and fight passionately in their own way.[9]
Filming was scheduled to begin in July 2022.[29]
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
1 | 1.582 | 1.392 | 1.607 | 1.697 | 1.798 | 1.293 | 1.992 | 2.008 | 2.016 | 1.793 | 2.084 | 1.971 | 1.769 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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Nielsen Korea[30] | TNmS[31] | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
1 | January 6, 2023 | 8.7% (4th) | 9.6% (4th) | 6.4% (10th) |
2 | January 7, 2023 | 7.4% (3rd) | 8.3% (3rd) | 6.4% (6th) |
3 | January 13, 2023 | 8.7% (3rd) | 8.9% (3rd) | 8.3% (6th) |
4 | January 14, 2023 | 9.6% (2nd) | 10.1% (2nd) | N/A |
5 | January 20, 2023 | 9.5% (3rd) | 9.7% (3rd) | 8.1% (7th) |
6 | January 21, 2023 | 7.1% (3rd) | 7.5% (2nd) | 7.3% (2nd) |
7 | January 27, 2023 | 11.1% (3rd) | 11.6% (2nd) | N/A |
8 | January 28, 2023 | 10.7% (2nd) | 10.7% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) |
9 | February 3, 2023 | 11.1% (3rd) | 11.1% (3rd) | 10.4% (3rd) |
10 | February 4, 2023 | 9.5% (2nd) | 9.9% (2nd) | 8.6% (2nd) |
11 | February 10, 2023 | 11.4% (3rd) | 11.8% (3rd) | 9.7% (3rd) |
12 | February 11, 2023 | 11.1% (2nd) | 10.8% (3rd) | 10.2% (2nd) |
Average | 9.7% | 10.0% | 8.5%[a] | |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actress in a Medium-Length Drama | Moon Chae-won | Nominated | [32] |
Consumer Day KCA Culture Entertainment Awards | 2023 | Drama Category – Viewers' Choice Actor of the Year | Won | [33] | |
SBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best New Actor | Kang Yoo-seok | Won | [34] |
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama | Moon Chae-won | Won | [35] | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama | Park Hoon | Nominated | [36] | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama | Son Eun-seo | Nominated | [37] | ||
Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries Action / Genre Drama | Kim Hye-hwa | Nominated | [38] |