"The Philanthropist" (2009) TV series

Creators:

Charlie Corwin
Tom Fontana
Jim Juvonen

Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

2009 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

It's a global adventure that will take you to the ends of the earth and will also inspire you.

Cast

James Purefoy	...	Teddy Rist (8 episodes, 2009)
Neve Campbell	...	Olivia Maidstone (8 episodes, 2009)
Michael K. Williams	...	Dax / ... (8 episodes, 2009)
Lindy Booth	...	A.J. / ... (8 episodes, 2009)
Jesse L. Martin	...	Philip Maidstone (8 episodes, 2009)
James Albrecht	...	Gerard Kim (6 episodes, 2009)
Bonnie Henna	...	Chima Balo (4 episodes, 2009)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Cape Town, South Africa

Company:

Carnival Films

Trivia:

Inspired by the hands-on philanthropy of Bobby Sager.

America is one country among many.....

.....but Nigeria and Burma are not household words here. Thanks to THE PHILANTHROPIST, American television entertainment may have just taken a humanitarian turn for the better, while still providing solid entertainment.

This can't help but be a good thing, and I sincerely hope this show is successful. It's entertaining enough, so I remain optimistic.

One thing I noticed, the lens through which we view the rest of the world, so far, isn't filtered by American values. What we see are simple human values. This is a good approach, I think.

Our protagonist, emotionally devastated over the death of his son, is driven to help those who are also suffering, especially children. That this takes place on the world's stage is quite unusual for American television, and long overdue.

I've enjoyed the first two episodes and been moved by them as well. This is what a dramatic series should do.