Basic Info

First Air: June 24, 2009

Rating: ⭐ 7.1/10 (9 votes)

Status: Canceled

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Last Episode

Name: Haiti

Season: 1, Episode: 8

Air Date: 2009-08-12

Runtime: 60 min

Food shortage leads Teddy and Philip to Haiti where they try to help, but Philip's estranged brother, a powerful island senator named Jean Beauvais, interferes.

Videos

Trailer | The Philanthropist (YouTube)

The Philanthropist

2009 1 seasons 8 episodes ⭐ 7.1/10 9 votes

Overview

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.[4] The Philanthropist is based loosely on the life of Bobby Sager.[5] The Philanthropist is 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.