Profit 

Jim Profit works for a multinational company, and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, and that includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Now ... See full summary »

Stars:

Adrian Pasdar, Lisa Darr, Lisa Blount

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Adrian Pasdar	...	Jim Profit 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Lisa Darr	...	Gail Koner 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Lisa Blount	...	Bobbi Stakowski 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Jack Gwaltney	...	Pete Gracen 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Allison Hossack	...	Nora Gracen 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Keith Szarabajka	...	Charles Henry "Chaz" Gracen 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Lisa Zane	...	Joanne Meltzer 8 episodes, 1996-1997
Sherman Augustus	...	Jeffrey Sykes 7 episodes, 1996-1997

Storyline

Jim Profit works for a multinational company, and isn't above using any means necessary to get ahead, and that includes bribery, blackmail, intimidation, extortion, and even murder. Now everyone at the company, including the president, Charles Gracen are oblivious to his dark side, as a matter of fact, Gracen thinks of him as a golden boy. But Joanne Meltzer, the company's security chief looks into his eyes, she sees something sinister. And when her boss, Jack Walters is looking into some irregularities at the company, he asks Joanne to look into and initially, the person she cornered said it was Profit who was behind it, but when Profit learned of this, he convinced this person to change the story she told Joanne. But Joanne knows that Profit is evil and so she tries to get the goods on him, at the same time, Profit tries to find a way to neutralize her and anyone else who might believe her.

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Plot Keywords:

wrongful conviction | psychopath | sabotage | child abuse | computer cracker | 

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Taglines:

Ambition without conscience can be a dangerous thing.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 April 1996 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jim Profit

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

New World Television, Stephen J. Cannell Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min (7 episodes) 90 min (pilot)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Entertainment Weekly included Jim Profit in its list of the "16 Ultimate TV Antiheroes" at position #16 in the July 15, 2012 issue.

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Quotes

Jim Profit: When the smoke clears, and you get right down to it, only three things really matter: your faith, your fortitude, and your family. Good night.

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Connections

Referenced in Cement (2000)

User Reviews

the most unique, brutal and best TV show in recent years

I have seen this show when I was about 14 and absolutely loved it. Jim Profit is perhaps the most brutal yet extremely likable psychopath in television history, and he's the lead!!! It is unfortunate that the show was cancelled perhaps because the premise and the show's intelligence never appealed to people back in 1996. The Profit DVD is coming out in August 2005 and I've never been more excited over a DVD release since the X-Files sets. I have watched this show in a cranky 14 inch set over aerial antennae when I was a kid and have been looking for this show for years and now it's comin' out! Do yourself a favor and check this one out...