Payback (2022)
Synopsis
Whether it's a cheating ex, a double-crossing co-worker, or the best friend who stabbed you in the back, it's human instinct to want to get even. Though most people don't act on this impulse, there are those who are consumed with getting even. For them, what starts as a nagging bitterness evolves into obsession and results in murder. This true crime documentary series profiles those stories of revenge, told through gripping interviews with the family members, community members, and law enforcement who experienced the events firsthand.
First Air Date: 2022-06-06
Last Air Date: 2025-06-25
Number of Seasons: 4
Number of Episodes: 77
Networks: TV One
Top Cast
- Jeff Wilburn as Narrator (voice)
- Jason 'Jam Master Jay' Mizell as Self (archive footage)
- Rahiem as Self - Jay's Friend / Hip-Hop Artist
- Rob Swift as Self - Queens Artist
- Richard Collier as Self - Former NFL Player (archive footage)
- Larry Martin as Self - Former DA's Chief of Investigations, Colorado Springs, CO
- Joseph Simmons as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
- Darryl 'DMC' McDaniels as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
- Russell Simmons as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
- Kimora Lee Simmons as Self - Funeral Attendee (archive footage)
Seasons
Season 1 (2022)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Jamaar Bracey
When a Chicago man is shot to death on a visit to Atlanta for his girlfriend's birthday, surveillance footage of the attack leads detectives to believe their victim may have been stalked by a dangerous predator out for revenge.
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Ep. 2: Brigitte Harris
A woman from Queens suspects that the sexual abuse she suffered is about to repeat itself with her nieces, so she seeks retribution to ensure her abuser will never harm anyone else.
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Ep. 3: Mary Ann Langley
Arson investigators must figure out why a gas-fueled fire badly injured a Connecticut man. His wife believes he set the fire while in a diabetic coma, but detectives uncover a more sinister motive: payback.
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Ep. 4: A Daughter's Duty
When a battling addict is killed, Baltimore police initially dismiss it as just another failed drug transaction. In contrast, the victim's daughter begins to notice warning signs among family members she had previously believed to be involved in her father's murder.
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Ep. 5: Javaris Crittenton
When a former professional basketball player seeking vengeance decides to take matters into his own hands, he kills the wrong person and destroys a loving family's lives.
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Ep. 6: Justin Glover & Lawrence Murrell
After a roadside fire proves to be an attempt at covering up a brutal assassination, a police investigation exposes an intricate loan fraud scheme involving betrayal among friends and a pair of killers intent on revenge.
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Ep. 7: Whitehead Twins
Investigators can tell that this killing is personal from the gruesome crime scene after finding a young mother who was stabbed 80 times.
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Ep. 8: Matthew DuBois
Police are lead to assume that a mysterious gunman wearing a blue bandana is responsible for the shooting of two adolescents on New Year's Eve, but a reluctant witness ultimately directs the investigation to a case of romantic retaliation.
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Ep. 9: Nathan Holden
When a man loses control of his wife and kids, he goes to murderous lengths to get revenge.
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Ep. 10: William "Bosco" Lyles
After a deadly night-time home invasion, the family suspects a vindictive ex-lover, but the case grows cold after the suspect disappears; 30 years later, a family member hungry for justice helps police track down the vengeful killer.
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Ep. 11: Porsche Humphrey
A man is found dead from a single gunshot wound to the chest, and friends suspect a possible suicide. When investigators find evidence that points to foul play, a vindictive ex obsessed with revenge emerges as the prime suspect.
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Ep. 12: Olivia Moody
A church reverend follows the sound of gunshots and funds a young woman fighting for her life. Witnesses tell investigators the victim had been involved in a dramatic parking lot brawl earlier that day.
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Ep. 13: Jacobee Flowers
With very little evidence, the disappearance of a pregnant Florida teen becomes a cold case, despite the family's suspicions about the baby's father. A decade later, a determined detective and advanced technology help uncover a tragic act of revenge.
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Ep. 14: Monique and Gary Lee
A young mother feels her life is spiraling out of control following an eviction notice, and enlists the help of her brother to get payback on the woman she blames for her misfortune.
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Ep. 15: Kelly Forbes
A husband is strangled just 2 months after his wedding, and his wife makes a shocking confession, but as evidence of infidelity comes to light, police must determine whether it's self-defense or revenge.
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Ep. 16: Timera Branch
After an incident at a teenage party, a boy's mother hell-bent on revenge takes justice into her own hands and mows down a 17-year-old boy with her car.
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Ep. 17: Agustin Garcia
A successful businessman and activist shocks a close-knit Dominican community and beyond when he gets deadly payback against his ex on her wedding day; the entire moment is captured on video
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Ep. 18: Derrick Thurman
When bad blood between two Georgia men escalates to a failed murder attempt, the survivor vows to get payback, but he may have shot the wrong man eight times in the back.
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Ep. 19: Armando Caballero
After a 19-year-old college student goes missing, her distraught family works alongside investigators to find out what happened to her. When their prime suspect turns up dead, hopes of finding the girl alive diminish.
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Ep. 20: Rap Wars
When a legendary Bay Area rap star is gunned down after a concert in Kansas City, investigators find themselves in the middle of a deadly, nationwide blood feed fueled by revenge.
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Ep. 21: Episode 21
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Ep. 22: Episode 22
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Ep. 23: Episode 23
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Ep. 24: Episode 24
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Ep. 25: Episode 25
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Ep. 26: Episode 26
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