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American Greed: Season 3

8 episodes Premiered Jan 7, 2009 Updated Oct 1, 2026
Previously on American Greed

Season 3 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of American Greed Season 2.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
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Season 3 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 3: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (6): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (2): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S3·E1 Mytharc

The Bonnie and Clyde of Mortgage Fraud

Jan 7, 2009 · 43 min

An attractive, sinfully dishonest Tampa mortgage broker meets a single mom looking for love. Together they team up and make millions in the real estate market. In a tell-all exclus

S3·E2 Mytharc

Boy Band Mogul

Jan 14, 2009 · 43 min

Lou Pearlman... the legendary manager of boy bands like *NSYNC and The Backstreet Boys... the king of an entertainment empire that crumbles. Pearlman lives a glamorous life of fame

S3·E3 Mytharc

A Wall Street Wonder Takes a Fall

Jan 21, 2009 · 43 min

Richard Scrushy is the Superstar CEO of HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services. But, the billionaire falls from grace after federal prosecutors accuse him of mas

S3·E4 Core

Two Brothers, Two Murders

Jan 28, 2009 · 43 min

Multi-millionaire businessmen and brothers Andrew and Robert Kissel have it all...beautiful families, mansions, country clubs, and fast cars. They appear to live charmed lives. But

S3·E6 Mytharc

Strippers and Insider Trading / Economan: Superthief

Feb 11, 2009 · 43 min

A shocking scheme to use strippers to solicit information from Wall Street bankers. Another plan to steal secrets and cash in on stock that's about to soar. Two young traders, Davi

S3·E7 Mytharc

The Mustang Ranch: Money, Women and Murder

Feb 18, 2009 · 43 min

The Mustang Ranch. It's the famous brothel where sex is always for sale. Joe Conforte is the pioneering pimp who makes millions peddling sex at the Nevada Ranch. He’s creates a bro

S3·E8 Mytharc

The Body Snatcher

Mar 4, 2009 · 43 min

A disgraced dentist carves out a gruesome new business. From a secret room in a Brooklyn funeral home he runs a multi-million dollar business... cutting up corpses and stripping th

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