Profit
A name you can't trust.
Created by John McNamara, David Greenwalt
On FOX
A dark, psychologically interior thriller built around an unreliable narrator's manipulation and moral corruption, sustained through direct address and the protagonist's predatory point of view.
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 when Joanne Meltzer, the company's security chief looks into his eyes, she sees something sinister.
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Questions people ask
Does Profit leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 100% of series.
Is Profit easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Is Profit scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 93% of series.
Is Profit violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Is Profit sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Profit
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Profit
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Profit, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Profit, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Profit, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
