The Profit - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Car Cash
Marcus attempts to help two feuding brothers whose used-car business is weeks away from being shut down.
Maarse Florist
Maarse Florists was once the premier flower shop in Southern California. But after the founder died, this once proud business began to lose money. Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis believes he can put the bloom back on this rose. Fixing the business may be the easy part; dealing with the spoiled Mama's boy who inherited it will be the real challenge.
Planet Popcorn
Planet Popcorn started as a humble little stand at a Southern California fairground. Today it's a multimillion-dollar business. The popcorn is tasty but the business model is hard to stomach. Despite generating all that cash, Planet Popcorn still can't show a profit. But serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis believes he can turn this business around and make Planet Popcorn a national brand. But to do it, he'll need this motley crew to follow his plan and prove they can be trusted.
Eco-Me
Inspired by the death of a loved one, Eco-Me is an all-natural cleaning supply company started by two best friends who wanted to help people rid their home of potentially toxic products. But their inspired products are being undermined by bad business practices, lousy marketing and major debt. Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis has a game plan to turn the company around but will Eco-Me's stubborn and shortsighted owners embrace change before it's too late?
LA Dogworks
LA Dogworks was started up by an eccentric hothead who built a state-of-the-art dog care facility that's second to none. But that volatile leadership has created terrible morale which now threatens to dismantle the entire business. Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis thinks LA Dogworks could be a flagship facility; the first of many. But to build the business, he'll have to see if he can tame its owner.
Mr. Green Tea
This week, Marcus Lemonis travels to Keyport, NJ, to visit Mr. Green Tea, a family-run specialty ice cream company being torn apart by two competing visions. Rich Emanuele is the second-generation owner who makes great ice cream and keeps tight tabs on the budget. His son Michael has big ideas and wants to invest heavily and expand quickly. Can serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis take Mr. Green Tea to the next level, or will this bickering father-and-son undermine their shot at big time profits?
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Karen Pirie
True to Val McDermid's iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.
When teenager Rosie Duff was found brutally murdered in the Scottish university town of St Andrews in 1996, suspicion fell on the three drunken students who were discovered at the scene of the crime, claiming to have found her body. But with a lack of forensic evidence, no charges were brought and the police investigation floundered.
Twenty-five years on, someone appears to be willing to risk everything to keep the secrets surrounding the case hidden. Do the three men know more than they previously revealed? How flawed was the original investigation? And can Karen uncover the truth of what happened to Rosie that fateful night?
Foundation
When revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari's claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their grasp on the galaxy may be weakening as they're forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their legacy forever.
