The Payback Plan

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Luke Carter, CEO of Carter Group, was cold and indifferent while his wife, Jocelyn Scott was giving birth. Turns out, Jocelyn has been having an affair with her best friend, Wesley Hart. After finding out about Jocelyn and Scott’s scheme to use their son, Alex Carter, to steal Luke’s company, Luke starts to plan his revenge. On the day Alex turned 18, the Scott family and Wesley worked together to steal all of Luke’s assets. Just when they thought they won, Luke starts to carry out his payback plan and takes them down. When everything was settled, he moved overseas along with his assistant, Sarah Taylor, and found happiness once again.

Luke Carter, CEO of Carter Group, was cold and indifferent while his wife, Jocelyn Scott was giving birth. Turns out, Jocelyn has been having an affair with her best friend, Wesley Hart. After finding out about Jocelyn and Scott’s scheme to use their son, Alex Carter, to steal Luke’s company, Luke starts to plan his revenge. On the day Alex turned 18, the Scott family and Wesley worked together to steal all of Luke’s assets. Just when they thought they won, Luke starts to carry out his payback plan and takes them down. When everything was settled, he moved overseas along with his assistant, Sarah Taylor, and found happiness once again.

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The Payback Plan Reviews

★★★★☆4.4·10 reviews

NinaNoSpoilers

★★★★★·5 months ago

The Payback Plan has a clean hook and keeps paying it off.

Avery_Watching

★★★☆☆·5 months ago

The Payback Plan has a clear story, but I wanted more depth.

TaylorTakes

★★★★☆·8 months ago

Some scenes in The Payback Plan are rushed, but the actors find the feeling.

NinaNoSpoilers — ★★★★★

The Payback Plan has a clean hook and keeps paying it off.

Avery_Watching — ★★★☆☆

The Payback Plan has a clear story, but I wanted more depth.

TaylorTakes — ★★★★☆

Some scenes in The Payback Plan are rushed, but the actors find the feeling.

Lena_Screen — ★★★★★

The Payback Plan makes the twists feel fun instead of exhausting.

tinyEpisodeClub — ★★★☆☆

The Payback Plan is better in short bursts than all at once.

Lena_Binge — ★★★★☆

The Payback Plan has a good rhythm, though some moments could breathe more.

screenTimeLiv — ★★★★★

The episode endings in The Payback Plan are very hard to ignore.

Lena_Drama — ★★★★★

The Payback Plan does not waste much time getting to the point.

AriaAfterWork — ★★★★★

The Payback Plan has enough momentum to forgive a few wild turns.

Nora_NoSpoilers — ★★★★★

The Payback Plan knows exactly when to drop the next reveal.

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