Profit (1996)

Directed by

Robert Iscove

Genre

drama television series

Country

United States

Length

1 season, 8 episodes

Rated

16

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A corporate executive named Jim Profit uses manipulation and ruthless tactics to climb the ladder at a large company. The show follows his amoral schemes and the reactions of those around him.

unsettlingdarkly comiccoldintensemanipulativetensecynicalcalculating

What happens

Profit is an American drama television series that originally aired in 1996 on the Fox Broadcasting Company (Mondays at 9:00 p.m. EST). The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, who each directed several episodes. It starred Adrian Pasdar as the eponymous lead character Jim Profit. In February 2008, repeat episodes began airing on Chiller (in the USA), and in October 2010 on CBS Action (in Europe). Considered by many to have been well ahead of its time, the series was a precursor to the trend of "edgy" TV melodramas (featuring dark themes and multidimensional characters) such as The Sopranos, Mad Men, and Breaking Bad. Controversial themes largely stemming from the lead character's amoral, Richard III-esque ways, made the show uncomfortable and unfamiliar viewing for mainstream U.S. audiences and Fox network affiliates at the time. Combined with low ratings, it resulted in the series' cancellation after just four episodes (including the pilot) aired. In 2013 TV Guide ranked the series #4 on its list of 60 shows that were "Canceled Too Soon", calling the series "shockingly memorable". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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