The Philanthropist (TV series)

*The Philanthropist*
The Philanthropist
	Intertitle
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	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Charlie Corwin; Tom Fontana; Barry Levinson;
Running time	approx. 45 minutes
Production companies	Levinson/Fontana Company; Original Media; Carnival Films; Universal Media Studios;
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	June 24 –; August 12, 2009

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 canceled the series after one season.