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Endgame (2011)

Endgame poster
Directed by
David Frazee
Genre
drama fiction
Country
Canada
Length
1 season, 13 episodes
Rated
TV-14
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 37 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former world chess champion becomes agoraphobic after his fiancee is killed. He uses his analytical mind to solve crimes from inside his hotel room.

methodicalcerebralmelancholicdeliberatecontainedintrospectivequietly tensefocused

What happens

Endgame (stylized as ENDGAMƎ) is a Canadian drama television series that premiered on the Showcase Television network on Monday, March 14, 2011. The series was developed and produced by Thunderbird Films. The series followed fictional former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan (Shawn Doyle), a genius who uses his analytical skills to solve crimes. The show starts four months after the death of Balagan's fiancée Rosemary, when Balagan has developed agoraphobia. Balagan uses the faculties he honed playing chess to help him solve cases. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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