Network: NBC
Episodes: Nine (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: September 24, 2015 — November 19, 2015
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Philip Winchester, Charity Wakefield, Damon Gupton, and Wesley Snipes.
TV show description:
Set in gambling capital Las Vegas, this high action drama series shows us a world where the rich and powerful are betting on crime.
“The House” is a huge game where world events are predicted, gambled upon and influenced by a shadowy elite. Controlling the game is the “The Pitt Boss,” a mysterious Mr. Johnson (Wesley Snipes). “The Dealer” is Cassandra (Charity Wakefield) and she recruits rogue FBI agent Alex Kane (Philip Winchester) as “The Player”.
Highly skilled in both analytics and field operations, Alex is driven by the need to find out who killed his wife. Where once there was a line he would not cross, he can now only think of revenge. With seemingly nothing to lose, this makes him one of the deadliest players the game has seen and, in turn, a valuable asset to “The House”.
Cassandra is quick to note that Alex is unlike other players in that his conscience plays a part in how he plays. Protecting the innocent is seemingly ingrained in him.
As Alex becomes embroiled in this massive conspiracy, he must learn to exploit those puppet masters who control him in order to get to the truth. Chased by domestic law enforcement, there is no one to trust and it seems his only asset is his importance to “The game”.
Episode #9 — Tell
Working together to find Ginny, Alex (Philip Winchester) and Cassandra (Charity Wakefield) discover Ginny’s mysterious key opens a storage unit. It’s a dead end though, filled with Ginny’s possessions instead of clues. But a burner phone and book left for Alex by a mysterious “friend” leads them to Jack Fuller, a former U.S. Marshal who now helps fugitives disappear.Cassandra suggests setting a bet themselves involving Fuller to see if Johnson (Wesley Snipes) gives away any involvement. Sure enough, Johnson revises the bet under false pretext. Although Alex locates Fuller, he is unable to apprehend him, and Fuller escapes onto a plane – where Johnson is waiting for him.
Meanwhile, Cassandra is kidnapped by Agent Nolan, who uses Cal (Damon Gupton) to set up an interrogation. Not intimidated, Cassandra turns the questions on Nolan before disarming her guards, taking a gun and freeing herself. Off the interrogation, Cal calls Alex angry and questioning, and although Alex warns Cal he’s in danger, it’s too late. Gunmen are already chasing him down. Just when Cal looks done for, Alex swoops in to save his friend and rushes him to the ER.
Enraged by what happened to Cal, Alex arrives at the House gunning for a fight. He and Johnson trade blows until Cassandra forces a truce at gunpoint. Johnson tells Alex he wasn’t responsible for Cal – someone is playing them against each other. He asks Alex for help with this dangerous threat, but Alex walks away.
In an attempt to win Alex back, Johnson brings him Fuller. Alex is shocked to learn Ginny hired Fuller to help her disappear. Before Fuller was able to finish the job though, a group of men showed up, and now no one knows where Ginny is. Realizing Johnson doesn’t know either, Alex tells him he has no use for Johnson or the House. He’s done. Alex goes to the storage locker to read a letter Ginny left him and reminisce. But a spilled beer leads him to discover a fake wall, and on the other side… a giant cache of guns and ammunition. (Courtesy NBC.)
First aired: November 19, 2015.
What do you think? Do you like The Player TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season?
BULL ****!!!! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring it back!
What a cast. Nothing. Nothing out there remotely like it. I Dvr’d the entire lot of em. I’m extremely disappointed. Wish they would’ve asked before taking hasty action. : / I’ve yet to send my Nielsen ratings in.
It boggles my mind that The Player gets cancelled when idiot shows like The Bachelor or Dancing with the Stars are still on the air. I heard that watching too much tv makes you stupid but really…
What a shame 🙁 I really enjoyed watching this show, it was great!!!
Great show!!! I really enjoyed watching the show. What a shame 🙁
I really enjoyed this show, such a shame they cancelled it. Seems like all the good shows that you can actually sit down with the family and watch always get the boot. I hope Hulu or Netflix will pick it up
Should not have been canceled, wrong time slot. NBC missed a great opportunity for a cross over, they could have capitalized on a cross over with Sullivan Stapleton on Blindspot and worked off the “Strike Back” popularity. Shame on you NBC
This was a GREAT series! There are not many shows out there that the entire family enjoys sitting down together to watch. Someone at the top needs to find a new way of determining what shows stay and what shows go! Whatever was used in this case is definitely the wrong parameters. It had presented many levels of storyline yet to be discovered for each of the characters, and the action was nonstop. Seriously…what are the execs looking for anyway? Have the specific political agendas that exist out there not being promoted on this show enough to keep it active?… Read more »
Love that show!!!!
One of the best shows out there right now.
Somebody buy it, Netflix help us
I had the good fortune of stumbling on this show one night and liked what little I saw enough it compelled me to look it up on ‘In-Demand’ to find the pilot. I must say, the fist 15 minutes was some of the most exciting non-stop action sequences I’ve ever seen in a TV show. And the plot and characters that developed was actually pretty impressive too. Wesley Snipes comes off right where he left off in his earlier butt kicking roles and does not disappoint, he sort of sits on top of everything that happens, a bit of a… Read more »
Always bet on Snipes! Bring this back!!!!!!
Great cancel the good shows and keep the crap. What is wrong with you network nitwits? Why would anyone ever invest in the first couple seasons of a show – have some balls and stick with your shows for a couple seasons at least. TV is littered with great shows that nitwits wanted to cancel after a few shows or even a season.
Amen. This was a great show!!!! Get rid of the crap on TV!!
Couldn’t agree more! Some of the dumbest shows known to Man keep coming back while the really good shows get tossed for no good reason! Leverage is also one of the good shows that got tossed, and it still makes me mad! These days, the more you like a show, the quicker it’ll get cancelled. And what are they gonna replace it with?? Some stupid “reality” show? Another idiot cooking show? Or maybe a new “survivor” show?? Ugh! I’d stick with movies, but all they seem to churn out these days are bad remakes.
I was enjoying the new show !!!!!!
Just when the characters’ development began to be intriguing the show was cancelled, how disappointing! This show was on our “must watch” list, very entertaining with a new story/bet every episode plus the ongoing questions of what happened to Alex’s wife and why and who was involved and what is the hidden agenda of the characters. Unanswered questions that made one want to watch the next episode. NBC should reconsider cancellation & give it more time.