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The Philanthropist(TV show/series, 2009)

1h per episode | Genres: Action & Adventure, Drama

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 8 episodes

The PhilanthropistRating: 3.3/5 (with 4 votes)
The Philanthropist is an American action drama television series that aired on NBC from June 24 to August 12, 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, NBC cancelled the series after one season. ()
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About The Philanthropist

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. 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.

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The Philanthropist Seasons and Episodes

06/24/2009Season 1 - 8 episodes
#1 | 06/24/2009Nigeria Part I
A wealthy philanthropist's life is changed when a hurricane hits the Nigerian town he was visiting. During the storm the billionaire rescues a young boy. These events lead him to pursue his new found passion for helping those in need.
#2 | 07/01/2009Myanmar
Teddy visits Myanmar to ask for guidance from a local leader after his company is accused of forced labor.
#3 | 07/08/2009Paris
Olivia is reunited with an old friend who is caught in a sex-trafficking ring on a visit to Paris. Teddy does everything in his power to save the helpless young women.
#4 | 07/15/2009Nigeria Part II
Teddy heads to Kujama, Nigeria, to help rescue his old friend, Doctor Chima Balo. Balo was kidnapped because the local rebels didn't like Teddy and his oil refinery doing good for their town. Back at home, Philip helps an old acquaintance keep his head above water after being laid off from work.
#5 | 07/22/2009Kosovo
Teddy meets his ex-wife Julia and tells her about his journey to Kosovo where he tried to get Serbians and Albanians to work together, but learned that the hatred runs deep.
#6 | 07/29/2009San Diego
Teddy and Dax travel to San Diego and try to find the thief who stole Teddy's identity. In the meantime, Olivia and Philip find out that Maidstone Rist is in trouble.
#7 | 08/05/2009Kashmir
3.0/5 (with 1 vote)
When Teddy tries to close a deal with the Indian and Pakistani governments to rebuild a water system in Kashmir, he disappears on his mission.
#8 | 08/12/2009Haiti
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.

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: South Africa
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN), Hungarian (HU)
Translated into 8 languages: Bosnian (BS), Czech (CS), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Russian (RU)
Status: Canceled
First episode released on: 06/24/2009
Last episode released on: 08/12/2009

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