Endgame (2011)★ 7.5/10
- Crime
- Drama
Directed by: David Frazee, Anne Wheeler, James Head, Charles Binamé, Kari Skogland
Written by: Avrum Jacobson, Jeremy Boxen, Katherine Collins, Steve Cochrane, Sarah Dodd
The death of his fiancee has left chess master Arkady Balagan agoraphobic and unwilling to step outside of his hotel. This debilitation, however, doesn't stop him from solving difficult crimes.
- Original title
- Endgame
- Storyline
- "Endgame" is an original drama series centering on brilliant chess master Arkady Balagan. Traumatized by the murder of his fiancée, Balagan has become a prisoner in his luxury Vancouver hotel, terrified to step outside. To pay his bill, Balagan starts to solve mysteries, using an unlikely band of hotel employees and chess fanatics to do his legwork. Arrogant, brilliant, and charismatic, the Russian-born Balagan uses the skills that made him chess champion of the world to solve the crimes that mystify others. He imagines events, interviews the living and the dead, and runs conflicting scenarios--all in his head. Genius is at work as he solves crimes that baffle the police.
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 · 3,936
- Companies
- Thunderbird Entertainment, Front Street Pictures, Shaw Media, Canada Media Fund (CMF), Endemol Worldwide Distribution (EWD), CNBC-e, Duna Televízió, FOX, Fox Crime Platinum, Fox Crime, Fox Network, Fox, Magyar Televízió
- Release dates
- CA March 14, 2011
- HU October 7, 2011
- PL May 20, 2013
- FI June 16, 2013
- IT June 26, 2013
- ES September 2, 2013
- NL November 13, 2013
- GB November 30, 2013
- JP January 7, 2014