Profit is a short-lived American television series that aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company and grew to have a large cult following. The series was created by David Greenwalt and John McNamara, and starred Adrian Pasdar as the titular character, Jim Profit. A DVD compilation of aired and unaired Fox episodes was released on August 9, 2005. The unaired episodes were shown publically for the first time on the Trio cable network in 2002.
Considered by many to be ahead of its time, the show was a precursor to a cutting edge television genre that includes The Pretender and John Doe. Dark themes stemming from the villainy of the central character made the show uncomfortable and unfamiliar viewing for mainstream audiences and Fox station affiliates, which ultimately led to the demise of the series.
According to a documentary on the 2005 DVD, McNamara and Greenwalt came up with the concept for Profit while watching Sir Ian McKellen's modern-dress production of Richard III.
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