Endgame: Season 1
Endgame is an original drama series centering on a 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 solving 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.
Episodes
| Episode | Duration | Release date | Price | ||
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01. Opening Moves |
Free | ||||
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Balagan’s first case is launched when Danni pleads with him to find a missing boy and, in a race against time, he enlists Sam and Alcina to help.
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44 min | 3/14/2011 | Free | Buy | |
02. Turkish Hold'em |
240 | ||||
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A daring robbery during a high-stakes poker game forces Hugo to ask Balagan for help, prompting the chess master to create his own complex plot to trap the culprit.
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44 min | 3/21/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
03. The Caffeine Hit |
240 | ||||
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Hired by a desperate amnesiac, Balagan begins to unravel the man’s complicated identity while battling with Pippa over the investigation into his fiancée’s murder.
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43 min | 3/21/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
04. The Other Side of Summer |
240 | ||||
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In order to help his former mentor on the police force, Hugo is forced to ask Balagan for help in solving a baffling decades-old cold case about a missing teenage girl.
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44 min | 4/4/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
05. I Killed Her |
240 | ||||
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A mysterious doctor tells Balagan that he is responsible for the murder of a woman
found in the hotel pool during a Psychiatric Conference, drawing Balagan into a complex and dangerous game.
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44 min | 4/11/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
06. Fearful Symmetry |
240 | ||||
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Enlisted by a terrified family to help solve the inexplicable bombing of their car, Balagan is sidetracked by an unexpected match with a 16-year-old world chess champion.
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44 min | 4/18/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
07. Gorillas in Our Midst |
240 | ||||
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Smitten by a beautiful Chinese cryptologist, Sam convinces Balagan to try to solve an intricate puzzle involving a vital secret and an attractive, conniving female journalist.
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44 min | 4/25/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
08. The White Queen |
240 | ||||
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When the imperious heiress of the Huxley Hotel empire descends for an inspection, she coerces Balagan into helping her find her son, who has mysteriously disappeared.
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44 min | 5/2/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
09. Huxley, We Have a Problem |
240 | ||||
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A boisterous reunion between Balagan and his longtime buddy, a Russian cosmonaut, is interrupted when an aerospace engineer plunges to his death and Balagan’s friend is accused of the murder.
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44 min | 5/9/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
10. Bless This Union |
240 | ||||
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When the hotel safe is robbed during an extravagant Indian wedding celebration, the distraught couple asks Balagan to help recover their stolen gifts- but is it an inside job or the work of professionals?
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44 min | 5/16/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
11. Mr. Black |
240 | ||||
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Balagan is forced to match his chess skills against a computer when his anonymous online opponent reveals that he is playing for lethally high stakes - the lives of a group of innocent hostages.
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44 min | 5/30/2011 | 160 | Buy | |
12. Polar Opposites |
240 | ||||
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A rock star rock star hires Balagan to find $200,000 stolen from him – a mystery that also involves colourful groupies, a missing polar bear, and the kidnapped grandmother of Danni’s estranged husband.
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44 min | 6/6/2012 | 160 | Buy | |
13. Deadman Talking |
240 | ||||
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After Balagan investigates the sudden death of a hotel security guard, he is forced to face his worst nightmare.
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44 min | 6/13/2012 | 160 | Buy | |