NBC has shared a new featurette for its action-packed thriller The Player (previously titled Endgame ), which co-stars Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester ( Strike Back ).
Hailing from the producers of Leverage and The Blacklist , the Las Vegas-set series follows a former military operative turned security expert (Winchester) who is drawn into a high-stakes game.
An organization of wealthy individuals will gamble on his ability to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out.
![Wesley Snipes as Mr. Johnson on NBC's 'The Player'](/sm/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the-player-wesley-snipes-as-johnson-01b-650x433.jpg)
Wesley Snipes as Mr. Johnson on NBC’s ‘The Player’
Snipes plays the game’s mysterious pit boss, Mr. Johnson, while Charity Wakefield ( Wolf Hall ) is the dealer, Cassandra King.
Damon Gupton ( Whiplash ) plays Detective Cal Brown.
![Philip Winchester as Alex King on NBC's 'The Player'](/sm/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/the-player-philip-winchester-as-alex-king-01b-650x433.jpg)
Philip Winchester as Alex King on NBC’s ‘The Player’
The series is written by John Rogers who also serves as an executive producer along with John Davis , John Fox and director Bharat Nalluri .
It is produced by Sony Pictures Television, Davis Entertainment and Kung Fu Monkey,
The Player will premiere on Thursday, September 24, 10:00 pm on NBC.
[via shadowandact ]
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