The Philanthropist (TV series)
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| Genre | Action/Drama |
| Created by |
Tom Fontana Charlie Corwin Jim Juvonen |
| Starring |
James Purefoy Jesse L. Martin Neve Campbell Krista Allen Lindy Booth James Albrecht |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Charlie Corwin Tom Fontana Barry Levinson |
| Running time | approx. 45 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Levinson/Fontana Company Original Media Carnival Films Universal Media Studios |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | June 24 – August 12, 2009 |
The Philanthropist was an American action drama series that premiered on NBC on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. The program was a limited summer series, principally filmed in South Africa. It opened to strong ratings, but saw a drop in viewers in subsequent weeks.The Philanthropist is a Carnival Films production in association with The Levinson/Fontana Company and Original Media. Tom Fontana, Barry Levinson, Peter Horton, Charlie Corwin, Gareth Neame, and Teri Weinberg served as executive producers.
On October 21, 2009, the series was canceled by NBC. Fans attempts to keep the show on the air using Facebook and a charitable cause called "Save The Philanthropist through Charity" were unsuccessful.
The title character, Teddy Rist (portrayed by James Purefoy), is a billionaire playboy haunted by the death of his only child. His life changes when he rescues a young boy during a hurricane in Nigeria. As a result, Rist begins using his fortune to personally change the lives of others.The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.
When charitable donations in San Diego are fraudulently charged to Teddy Rist's credit card, Teddy and Dax go on a manhunt to search for the identity thief, following a trail of receipts through fancy hotels, tattoo parlors and strip clubs. Meanwhile, in New York, Olivia and Philip are devastated to find out that the man with whom they've been investing all of the Foundation's money has actually been running a Ponzi scheme – the Maidstone-Rist charitable arm is now in financial jeopardy.
In December 2010 and January 2011, the show was aired in Australia on 7Two, a Seven Network digital channel. In August 2013 started on polish TVP1.
All 8 episodes were on Hulu until September 18, 2011.
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