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Both shows have in common:
- are BL
- about actors, film industry and filmmaking
- falling in love within the industry and it's difficulties
- damn beautiful and clever cinematography and visual storytelling
- explicit NC scenes
- some kink here and there
differences:
Deep In is about well seasoned actors and the characters they play in a gay movie. How they get closer on cam, off cam and on set while reality and fiction melts into each other. Which they both, as assumed straight guys, struggle with a lot. It feels really like watching RPF where BL actors fall in love for real.
Payback is about a guy who wants to take revenge on his evil ex who ruined his life, who is now a popular actor. So he wants to dethrone him no matter what he has to do for it but starts with 0 knowledge about acting. It's less about acting but more about the film industries dark and ugly sides. But still has a lot of beauty and love in it. The main gets involved (and falls in love) with someone powerful and influential within the media company who helps with his revenge.
- are BL
- about actors, film industry and filmmaking
- falling in love within the industry and it's difficulties
- damn beautiful and clever cinematography and visual storytelling
- explicit NC scenes
- some kink here and there
differences:
Deep In is about well seasoned actors and the characters they play in a gay movie. How they get closer on cam, off cam and on set while reality and fiction melts into each other. Which they both, as assumed straight guys, struggle with a lot. It feels really like watching RPF where BL actors fall in love for real.
Payback is about a guy who wants to take revenge on his evil ex who ruined his life, who is now a popular actor. So he wants to dethrone him no matter what he has to do for it but starts with 0 knowledge about acting. It's less about acting but more about the film industries dark and ugly sides. But still has a lot of beauty and love in it. The main gets involved (and falls in love) with someone powerful and influential within the media company who helps with his revenge.
If you loved Mr. Fanboy, you need to add Payback to your watchlist immediately. While it trades the lighthearted, chaotic energy of the Mr. Fanboy filming set for a gritty, high-stakes revenge thriller, it doubles down on the exact same core elements that made Mr. Fanboy so addictive. You get another fascinating, unfiltered look at the dark underbelly of the entertainment industry, paired with an intense enemies-to-lovers dynamic where the romantic tension is absolutely off the charts. Think of it as Mr. Fanboy's older, darker, and dangerous sibling.
