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Endgame

  • TV Series
  • 2011
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.7K
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Shawn Doyle in Endgame (2011)
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CrimeDrama

"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 hote... Read all"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... Read all"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, brillian... Read all

  • Creator
    • Avrum Jacobson
  • Stars
    • Shawn Doyle
    • Patrick Gallagher
    • Katharine Isabelle
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3.7K
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Avrum Jacobson
    • Stars
      • Shawn Doyle
      • Patrick Gallagher
      • Katharine Isabelle
    • 32User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

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    Shawn Doyle
    Shawn Doyle
    • Arkady Balagan
    Patrick Gallagher
    Patrick Gallagher
    • Hugo Lum
    Katharine Isabelle
    Katharine Isabelle
    • Danni
    Carmen Aguirre
    Carmen Aguirre
    • Alcina Albeniz
    Melanie Papalia
    Melanie Papalia
    • Pippa Venturi
    Lisa Ray
    Lisa Ray
    • Rosemary Venturi
    Torrance Coombs
    Torrance Coombs
    • Sam Besht
    Veena Sood
    Veena Sood
    • Barbara Stillwell
    Gary Gill
    • Gurjit Bhatti
    Colin Lawrence
    Colin Lawrence
    • Det. Jason Evans
    Sanya Silver
    • Zofia
    Doron Bell
    Doron Bell
    • Doorman
    Alex Kliner
    Alex Kliner
    • Kiosk Teller…
    Michael Shanks
    Michael Shanks
    • Casey Roman
    Steve Bacic
    Steve Bacic
    • Steven Abramyk…
    Paul McGillion
    Paul McGillion
    • Sebastian Wilks
    Sonya Salomaa
    Sonya Salomaa
    • Sophie McGray
    Peter Wingfield
    Peter Wingfield
    • Oleg Olesky
    • Creator
      • Avrum Jacobson
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    • Trivia
      In Russian, "Balagan" means "travelling circus, light tent for traveling show" or "temporary light building for trade at a fair".
    • Quotes

      Arkady Balagan: Some people boldly go into the world to create art, play sports, do science, even warfare, but if you want to do all four, you play chess

    • Connections
      Referenced in King of the Nerds: Trek Wars (2014)

    User reviews32

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    Intelligent television
    Among all the "crime" shows out there, i enjoy this one the most. Intelligent TV is usually an oxymoron, but not in this case! I love the way Balagan doesn't have to resort to anything physical,but uses his intelligence to solve crimes. And the use of chess moves to work out the sequence of events is genius on the part of the writers! It is well acted and I especially like that the show is set in Vancouver, and you know it's set in Vancouver; not in some anonymous American city!

    I really hope the network gives this a second season to gain more viewers. I have friends as far away as Isreal who really love this show.
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    • killerqueen76
    • Jul 31, 2011

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    • Release date
      • March 14, 2011 (Canada)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Jaque mate
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Thunderbird Entertainment
      • Front Street Pictures
      • Shaw Media
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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