Things at Showcase HQ are always abuzz on the eve of a new premiere -- especially when it's a Showcase Original. So we are very excited to announce the debut of Endgame, a 13-part drama that will air on Mondays at 10pm ET/PT, beginning March 14.
Endgame tells the story of former World Chess Champion
Arkady Balagan (Shawn Doyle; Big Love, Lost), who develops a debilitating case of agoraphobia after witnessing the murder of his fiancée. Unable to
leave his hotel and running out of money, the arrogant and charismatic
Russian inadvertently becomes a detective - using his fierce analytical
skills to solve baffling crimes.
The all-star Endgame cast includes Patrick Gallagher (Glee, True Blood), as defiant hotel security manager, Hugo, who seeks to trip Balagan up at every opportunity. Acting as Balagan’s “pawns”, his friends who venture into the outside world on his behalf, are: adoring fan and chess fanatic Sam (Torrance Coombs; The Tudors, jPod), beautiful hotel bartender Danni (Katharine Isabelle; Supernatural, The L Word), the sister of Balagan’s dead fiancée, Pippa (Melanie Papalia; The Assistants, Intelligence) and perceptive housekeeper Alcina (Carmen Aguirre; Da Vinci’s Inquest, The L Word).
Regular visitors to the site will have already seen the temporary show page that has been up since late last week, but we have much more in store in the near future. The full Endgame show site launches on the day of the premiere.