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Endgame

  • TV Series
  • 2011
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
3.7K
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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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    10/10
    Brilliant concept, great execution!
    I am hard core chess fan and reasonably strong player and I always wished our game gets media attention and recognition it deserves. Here comes Endgame. The show is not really about game of chess, but rather about Chess grandmaster who applies his analytical skills to solve crimes. The brilliance of the show, is the way they display this thinking process. Arkady, the grandmaster imagines potential suspects as pieces on the chess boards, he actually talks to them to question and analyze their motives.

    Shawn Doyle who is playing the main role- I absolutely love this guy.

    From a chess fan standpoint, I greatly appreciate the fact that show producers went to a great length to reproduce quality chess content, in those occurrences where chess has actually being used. It references Donald Byrne - Bobby Fischer game of the century as an example. It warmed my heart to see real position from Kings Indian defense to be played in one of the episodes and fashionable chess equipment (like Chronos and Saitek Competion chess clocks). Compare this to some other shows where chess board placement is typically wrong. Guys- remember, white square on the right side of player with white pieces.

    For someone who was born Russia, it is obvious the show was made for Western audience and full of Russian stereotypes. Arkady drinks vodka right from the bottle, talks about Putin wanting to kill him, often says "na zdorov'ja" (instead of na zdorov'ie), dances "gapak", etc. Still all those Russian shortcomings simply add charm to this show.

    I hear the news that for some reason that is simply beyond my understanding there maybe no second season. That will be very sad. The story of the main hero has just been briefly touched upon and all the fans are anxious to find out more about him. I really hope that network gives the show another chance.
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    • mike_koganov
    • Jun 6, 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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