It’s matrimony — Doyle style — as Jake and Mal are tasked with finding the person responsible for sabotaging an upcoming wedding; Mal and Rose fix a bump in the road in their relationship as Jake and Allison hit a stride in theirs; Des comes to Tinny’s rescue but ends up exploding her plans in the process.
From a media release:
CRIME TO SOLVE? CHECKMATE
A chess grandmaster becomes a master detective in Showcase’s new original drama Endgame. Premiering Monday, March 14th at 10pm ET/PT, Endgame stars Shawn Doyle (Big Love, Lost), as the former World Chess Champion Arkady Balagan. After witnessing the murder of his fiancée, Balagan develops a debilitating case of agoraphobia. 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 the crimes that baffle others.
Balagan relies on friends and hotel employees to do his legwork; from conducting interviews and trailing suspects to bringing back clues. Balagan then uses his strategic thinking to stage imaginative, and often amusing, reenactments in his own mind-until he finds the solution.
“In season one, Balagan makes a family for himself in the hotel, people dedicated to helping him solve crimes,†said Avrum Jacobson, Creator and Executive Producer. “Our cast and crew have pulled together to work in a similar way. They love this show – they believe in it. It’s unique, fun, smart and thoroughly entertaining. â€
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).
Endgame was created by Avrum Jacobson (ReGenesis, Republic of Doyle) and directed by Producer/Director David Frazee (Flashpoint, Da Vinci’s Inquest) and Anne Wheeler, James Head, Rachel Talalay and Charles Binamé. Executive Producers of Endgame include Michael Shepard (Zigby, Mayerthorpe), Tim Gamble (Zixx: Level Three, In Her Mother’s Footsteps) and Harvey Kahn (Beyond Sherwood Forest, The Lost Treasure of the Grand Canyon).
Filmed exclusively in Vancouver, BC, Endgame is developed and produced by Thunderbird Films in association with Front Street Pictures and Shaw Media with participation of the Canadian Media Fund.
ANNA & KRISTINA GROCERY BAG
Premieres: Tuesday, March 1 at 10:30 a.m. ET (r) 2:30 p.m. ET (r) 6:30 p.m. ET
Airs: Monday to Friday at 10:30 a.m. ET (r) 2:30 p.m. ET (r) 6:30 p.m. ET
In Anna & Kristina’s Grocery Bag, the test-driving twosome narrow their focus to the kitchen and put cookbooks to the test – from the grocery store to the dinner plate. In each episode, Anna and Kristina try out and review recipes, ingredients, appliances and food prep techniques to see if the average cook can re-create the beautifully photographed meals. At the end of the show, a guest chef or food expert will give a final evaluation of the meal and decide if the cookbook delivers the goods.
From a media release:
Six Bands get the Chance of a Lifetime on MuchMusic’s DISCOVERED
MuchMusic announced today the six new Canadian bands who are set to appear on the newly revamped series DISCOVERED. The ups and downs of the Canadian music biz are revealed through the eyes of these bands as MuchMusic cameras follow these artists on the rise. Formerly called DISBAND, DISCOVERED returns in a new, docu-series format which gives viewers an up close and personal look at the life of these young bands trying to make it in the music industry. Filming, already underway, culminates this month with the show’s premiere set for later this year on MuchMusic.
The bands set to make their mark on the upcoming season of DISCOVERED are:
In each episode of MuchOriginal series DISCOVERED, cameras follow the lives of six bands experiencing the ups and downs of trying to make it in the notoriously demanding music biz. From landing gigs to landing record deals, viewers are given a complete all-access, behind-the-scenes pass into the real lives, struggles, and triumphs of these Canadian bands, including a showcase in front of the biggest music execs in the country. Musician, producer, artist, and DISCOVERED Mentor Greig Nori guides the artists through the brutal, but exciting music industry.
