The Player (TV series)

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Television series
German title	The Player
Original title	The Player
Country of production	United States
original language	English
year	2015
Production company	Sony Pictures Television , Kung Fu Monkey Productions, Davis Entertainment
length	42 minutes
Episodes	9 in 1 season
genre	drama
idea	John Rogers, John Fox
production	Danielle Weinstock, Jennifer Court
music	Dominic Lewis
First broadcast	September 24, 2015 (USA) on NBC
German-language first broadcast	June 28, 2016 on RTL Crime

The Player (developed under the title Endgame ) is an American drama series with Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester in the lead roles. The series was ordered on May 8, 2015 and has been broadcast on NBC since September 24, 2015 . The German pay-TV transmitter RTL Crime broadcast the series a day after the US broadcast in the original language with subtitles off. Due to below-average ratings, the broadcaster decided to cut the original order from 13 episodes to nine. A German-language synchronization of the series was also shown on RTL Crime from June 28, 2016.

content

Alex Kane is a Las Vegas security expert whose ex-wife Ginny is killed by unknown perpetrators. On the hunt for the murderers, Kane runs into Isaiah Johnson and Cassandra King, who organize crime bets. A “player” is used against “the criminals”. King helps the "player" with almost unlimited resources, while the bettors bet on who will get the upper hand. Kane is recruited as the newest "player" for the organization.

Actor and dubbing

The German-language dubbing of the series is carried out by Scalamedia GmbH, Munich, directed by Alexander Brem

Role name	actor	Main role	Supporting role	Voice actor
Alex Kane	Philip Winchester	1.01–1.09		Stefan Günther
Cassandra King	Charity Wakefield	1.01–1.09		Maren Rainer
Detective Cal Brown	Damon Gupton	1.01–1.09		Thomas Wenke
Mr. Johnson	Wesley Snipes	1.01–1.09		Torsten Michaelis
Ginny	Daisy Betts		1.01–1.09	Tatiana Pokorny

Broadcasting and international distribution

Thanks to an output deal with Sony Pictures Television, the rights to the series in Germany are held by the RTL Group . The associated broadcaster RTL Crime began broadcasting the series in its original language with subtitles just one day after it was broadcast in the US .

Sony sold the international broadcast rights of the series in 105 different territories.

Web links

• The player in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Official website at NBC

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Thriller 'Endgame' From John Rogers, 'Blacklist' Producers Gets NBC Pilot Order . January 24, 2015.
2. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: 'The Player' & 'Game Of Silence' Picked Up, 'The Night Shift' Renewed At NBC . May 9, 2015.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Adam Arndt: The Player: Blitzimport a day after the US start on RTL Crime - Serienjunkies.de .
4. ^ Nellie Andreeva: 'The Player' Order Trimmed To 9 Episodes By NBC . October 23, 2015.
5. ↑ "The Player": RTL Crime shows the dubbed version .
6. ↑ German synchronous files .
7. ^ Nellie Andreeva: Philip Winchester To Topline NBC Pilot 'Endgame' . 19th February 2015.
8. ↑ Denise Petski: Charity Wakefield To Star In 'Endgame'; Ben Hollingsworth joins 'Code Black' . 5th March 2015.
9. ↑ Nellie Andreeva: Wesley Snipes Joins NBC Pilot 'Endgame' . February 23, 2015.
10. ↑ Matt Webb Mitovich, Matt Webb Mitovich: NBC's The Player Adds Daisy Betts in Recast of Ex-Wife . 22nd August 2015.
11. ^ Leo Barraclough: Wesley Snipes, `` The Player 'Travels to 105 International Territories . September 30, 2015.
12. ↑ MIPCOM: Sony Sells 'The Player' Worldwide .