The Philanthropist: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Philanthropist chronicles the heroic adventures of a billionaire playboy turned vigilante philanthropist. Teddy Rist is a successful tycoon whose life is forever changed after rescuing a young boy during a hurricane in the Nigerian town he was visiting. Rist is spontaneous and impulsive and quickly decides to channel his passion, power and money into helping those in need. Rist's actions are not just about helping others - he is purging his soul to help exorcise the inner demons which have been festering ever since his young son died and he lost everything he truly loved. Since the death of his son, the danger and risk to his life is the only way he can feel genuinely alive and he'll do anything in order to achieve his goals. A man who has everything but can feel nothing, Rist keeps his adrenaline pumping by putting his business head and money-making skills to good use through bargaining with the self-righteous, making deals with drug barons and trading with the nefarious. Teddy's business partner and friend is Philip Maidstone and Olivia is Philip's wife who also runs the charitable foundation set up by the two billionaires.

Series details

• Title: The Philanthropist
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure
• Premiere date: 2009-06-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-08-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6/10
• TVMaze ID: 3999

Cast and credited roles

• James Purefoy — Teddy Rist
• Neve Campbell — Olivia Maidstone
• Lindy Booth — A.J. Butterfield
• Michael K. Williams — Dax Vahagn

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2009-06-24; final listed air date 2009-08-12; episode order: 8.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Philanthropist on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.