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The Defenders: Payback

4.519971h 36mMovieCrimeDramaTV Movie

Television movie remake of the 1960s courtroom drama series, "The Defenders." After the death of his eldest son and his partner in the law firm of Preston and Preston, senior partner, Lawrence Preston enlists his granddaughter, M.J, a…

DirectorAndy Wolk
WritersAndy Wolk·Peter Wolk
ProducersBeau Bridges·Stan Rogow

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Cast · Directed by Andy Wolk

BBBeau Bridges
Beau Bridges
Don Preston
EME.G. Marshall
E.G. Marshall
Lawrence Preston
MPMartha Plimpton
Martha Plimpton
M.J. Preston
JLJohn Larroquette
John Larroquette
Michael Lane
RMRoma Maffia
Roma Maffia
Julie Bishop
MBMark Blum
Mark Blum
Jackson
RCRachael Leigh Cook
Rachael Leigh Cook
Tracey Lane
CDClea DuVall
Clea DuVall
Jessica Lane
YKYaphet Kotto
Yaphet Kotto
Judge Williams
SMSean McCann
Sean McCann
John Broderick
DKDaniel Kash
Daniel Kash
Frankie Mirano
KRKaren Robinson
Karen Robinson
Mrs. Clarkson

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The Defenders: Payback hasn't started streaming in United States yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around November 30, 1997. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.