# The Paynes

The Paynes is an American television sitcom that premiered on January 16, 2018, on the Oprah Winfrey Network. The show was created, written, and directed by Tyler Perry and serves as a sequel to his previous series, Tyler Perry's House of Payne.
Though the show was not renewed for a second season, a revival of the original series premiered in 2020 on BET.

## Plot

The series begins in Sun Coast, Florida, where Curtis and Ella Payne come to attend the funeral of Curtis' Uncle Robert. Their trip takes an unexpected turn when Ella and Curtis get roped into a real estate deal, landing them in a new community with a new church and unfamiliar family members. The family land straight back into the issues they find in their everyday lives. As life lessons abound, Ella finds a new business, a new home, and a new purpose. On House of Payne, Season 7, Episode 14 "Been A Long Time", this series is officially retconned out of existence as it is revealed that it was all a dream that Curtis had.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* LaVan Davis as Curtis Payne, Ella's husband and JoAnn's cousin. Without consulting his wife, Curtis sells his old house and buys his late uncle's house and laundromat at his cousin's suggestion, only to find both in ruins.
* Cassi Davis as Ella Payne, Curtis' wife. While Ella is furious at her husband for not consulting her, she soon comes to enjoy the effect of the move and lets her anger go to make a new start.
* Jackée Harry as JoAnn Payne, Curtis' cousin and Ryan's mother, who tricked him into buying his late uncle's dilapidated home as well as a broken-down laundromat in order to make profits for her church.
* Stephanie Charles as Nyla, Kenny and Lynn's mother. A young woman who works with JoAnn at the church. She begins to live with Curtis and Ella after they encounter her in an abusive relationship with her boyfriend Kendrick. She has two young kids, Kenny and Lynn.
* Markice Moore as Ryan Payne, JoAnn's son and Curtis's nephew. He works at the laundromat and was amused when his relatives bought the dump. He often butts heads with Curtis, but comes to see him as family and reaches common ground with him.
* JD McCrary as Kenny, Nyla's son
* Sanai Victoria as Lynn, Nyla's daughter
* Anthony O. Dalton as Terrance, the head contractor whom Ella hires to repair the laundromat
* Matthew Law as Kendrick, Nyla's abusive boyfriend

### Guest

* Lance Gross as Calvin Payne, Curtis and Ella's only son
* Allen Payne as Clarence "CJ" Payne Jr., Curtis and Ella's nephew
* Demetria McKinney as Janine Payne, C.J.'s wife
* Larramie "Doc" Shaw as Malik Payne, C.J. and Janine's son
* China Anne McClain as Jazmine Payne, C.J. and Janine's daughter
* Anthony Reynolds as Agent Simms
* Polly W. LePorte as Margaret Davis
* Monique Grant as Homeless Woman

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
| Part 1 ||||||
| 1 | "A Surprise for the Paynes" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) | 101 |
| Special guest stars: Lance Gross as Calvin, Allen Payne as CJ, Demetria McKinney as Janine, Larramie "Doc" Shaw as Malik and China Anne McClain as Jazmine ||||||
| 2 | "Revelations of Payne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 16, 2018 (2018-01-16) | 102 |
| Special guest stars: Lance Gross as Calvin, Allen Payne as CJ, Demetria McKinney as Janine, Larramie "Doc" Shaw as Malik and China Anne McClain as Jazmine ||||||
| 3 | "A Confrontation of Payne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 19, 2018 (2018-01-19) | 103 |
| Special guest stars: Lance Gross as Calvin, Allen Payne as CJ, Demetria McKinney as Janine, Larramie "Doc" Shaw as Malik and China Anne McClain as Jazmine ||||||
| 4 | "Cleaning Up the Payne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | January 26, 2018 (2018-01-26) | 104 |
| 5 | "A Fugitive in Payne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 2, 2018 (2018-02-02) | 105 |
| 6 | "The Waiting Game" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 9, 2018 (2018-02-09) | 106 |
| 7 | "Better Than Nothing" | Mark E. Swinton | Tyler Perry | February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16) | 107 |
| 8 | "A Payneful Night" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | February 23, 2018 (2018-02-23) | 108 |
| 9 | "The World Wide Payne" | Mark E. Swinton | Tyler Perry | March 2, 2018 (2018-03-02) | 109 |
| 10 | "Lynn's Punishment" | Mark E. Swinton | Tyler Perry | March 9, 2018 (2018-03-09) | 110 |
| 11 | "Making Repairs" | Mark E. Swinton | Tyler Perry | March 16, 2018 (2018-03-16) | 111 |
| 12 | "Payneful Repairs" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | March 23, 2018 (2018-03-23) | 112 |
| 13 | "A Payneful Dispute" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | March 30, 2018 (2018-03-30) | 113 |
| 14 | "A Payneful Cry" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | April 6, 2018 (2018-04-06) | 114 |
| 15 | "Keep the Payne Away" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | April 13, 2018 (2018-04-13) | 115 |
| 16 | "Date Night" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | April 20, 2018 (2018-04-20) | 116 |
| 17 | "Secret Lovers" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | April 27, 2018 (2018-04-27) | 117 |
| 18 | "Making Her Honest" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | May 4, 2018 (2018-05-04) | 118 |
| Part 2 ||||||
| 19 | "A Payneful Bounce" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 20, 2018 (2018-07-20) | 119 |
| Guest starring: Anthony Reynolds as Agent Simms and Lolly W. PePorte as Margaret Davis ||||||
| 20 | "A Payne Family Secret" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | July 27, 2018 (2018-07-27) | 120 |
| Guest starring: Anthony Reynolds as Agent Simms and Lolly W. PePorte as Margaret Davis ||||||
| 21 | "Payneful Situations" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) | 121 |
| 22 | "Home Alone" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 10, 2018 (2018-08-10) | 122 |
| 23 | "Girl Talk" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 17, 2018 (2018-08-17) | 123 |
| 24 | "The Outsiders" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24) | 124 |
| 25 | "An Impasse" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | August 31, 2018 (2018-08-31) | 125 |
| 26 | "No Room for Payne" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 7, 2018 (2018-09-07) | 126 |
| 27 | "No Sticks or Bricks" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 14, 2018 (2018-09-14) | 127 |
| 28 | "A Payneful Hunch" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 21, 2018 (2018-09-21) | 128 |
| 29 | "Syncopal" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | September 28, 2018 (2018-09-28) | 129 |
| 30 | "A Payneful Confrontation" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 5, 2018 (2018-10-05) | 130 |
| 31 | "Hostile" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 12, 2018 (2018-10-12) | 131 |
| 32 | "Payneful Business" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 19, 2018 (2018-10-19) | 132 |
| 33 | "A Conundrum" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26) | 133 |
| 34 | "A Payneful Proposition" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02) | 134 |
| 35 | "Payneful Partnership" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09) | 135 |
| 36 | "Social Media'd" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16) | 136 |
| 37 | "A Giraffe And A Bull" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23) | 137 |
| 38 | "Payneful Choices" | Tyler Perry | Tyler Perry | November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30) | 138 |