The Player
From the executive producers of The Blacklist comes a new edge-of-your-seat Las Vegas thrill ride starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester. Running a high-stakes game of life and death, pit boss Mr. Johnson enlists Alex Kane, a former military man, to race against the clock to stop unthinkable crimes. Place your bets.
- Metascore43
- 2015-2015
- 1 season
- NBC
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Drama
- TV-14
From the executive producers of The Blacklist comes a new edge-of-your-seat Las Vegas thrill ride starring Wesley Snipes and Philip Winchester. Running a high-stakes game of life and death, pit boss Mr. Johnson enlists Alex Kane, a former military man, to race against the clock to stop unthinkable crimes. Place your bets.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2015
Episode 1
Pilot
Thu, Sep 24, 2015 43 mins
The series premiere introduces Alex Kane, a security expert who encounters an elite gambling organization called the House that is led by the mysterious Mr. Johnson. Kane joins the group, whose members place bets on whether he can prevent future crimes in hopes that they can assist him in catching his ex-wife's murderer.
Episode 2
Ante Up
Thu, Oct 1, 2015 42 mins
Alex is ordered to stop a diamond heist, but he encounters an old colleague who is seeking information. Mr. Johnson and Cassandra step in and threaten to call off the bets. Later, Alex attends Ginny's funeral and discovers details surrounding her murder.
Episode 3
L.A. Takedown
Thu, Oct 8, 2015 43 mins
Alex's new game is to stop sniper Aaron Suarez (GERARDO CELASCO), who is killing for a Mexican cartel, before Suarez can find his next victim. This time, Cassandra needs to help Alex in the field. FBI agent Rose Nolan (KaDee STRICKLAND)masks Detective Brown to investigate about the missing Justin Foucault (TONY VENTURELLA). Foucault's wife tells him about suspicious meetings with a woman. The investigation triggers Cassandra's warning system, as Foucault was the previous player, and also in Alex's special ops team. Nolan knows that there are a number of former special forces operatives who worked for a secret organization and then disappeared. Alex asks his friend Donovan to retrieve the phone information from the memory card that he found, but Mr. Johnson threatens Donovan, so Donovan lies and only hands part of what he finds to Alex.
Episode 4
The Big Blind
Thu, Oct 15, 2015 42 mins
Alex's current assignments deals with an assassination plot supposedly meant for his client. However, he finds out that the client himself engineered the assassination plot meant for his wife, a friend of Ginny's. Alex neutralizes the threat of the five assassins involved with the plot, and Cal arrests the client with the aid of anonymous evidence. Alex attempts to confront Mr. Johnson about his wife, only to be blown off.
Episode 5
House Rules
Thu, Oct 22, 2015 42 mins
A student hacks the Pentagon and Alex attempts to protect him from both the House and the Chinese government; and new discoveries are made about Ginny's whereabouts. Meanwhile, Mr. Johnson takes drastic measures after issues arise with an old friend.
Episode 6
The Norseman
Thu, Oct 29, 2015 42 mins
Alex's recent criminal bet is to stop is The Norseman (PATRICK BRENNAN), a serial killer who severs hands and heads as ritual sacrifices to appease the Norse pagan gods. The Norseman's history has crossed paths with Cal in the past, where Alex and Cal arrest him before claiming a victim. However, after a short confession that the killer and his brother were behind the previous murders, the Norseman escapes, this time kidnapping Alex's niece, Dani (COURTNEY GROSBECK), to complete his sacrifice. Alex successfully rescues Dani while Mr. Johnson kills the Norseman in a melee fight. During the aftermath, Mr. Johnson has a brief conversation with Agent Nolan warning her of her vulnerability, and later relays information to Alex of video footage of Ginny being sighted at Miami International Airport.
Episode 7
A House Is Not a Home
Thu, Nov 5, 2015 42 mins
A series of bombings against a banking firm in Chicago draws Alex to a vengeful vigilante whose family was victimized from bank fraud. Mr. Johnson visits his friend, Judge Samuel Letts (RICHARD ROUNDTREE) and learns that there may be traitors within his house. During the aftermath of the crisis, Cassandra pursues an independent investigation into Ginny's recent sighting, while Alex learns from his mother-in-law, Barbara Lee (CATHERINE DENT) that Ginny may not be who she seems after finding an unidentified key in her belongings.
Episode 8
Downtown Odds
Thu, Nov 12, 2015 42 mins
Alex is thrust into stopping a costly gang war that was engineered by an Eastern-European criminal. Meanwhile, Nolan attempts to dig into Johnson's background over dinner. Meanwhile, Cassandra is forced to cut her relationship with Nick in order to keep him safe from her line of work. During the aftermath, Cassandra leads Alex to her recent findings, prompting Alex to give her the unidentified key for examination.
Episode 9
Tell
Thu, Nov 19, 2015 42 mins
Alex and Cassandra's investigation of the key leads them to a storage unit owned by Ginny. They later engineer a game in order to find a former U.S. marshal responsible for Ginny's disappearance, leading to a series of chaotic events. Cal and Nolan capture and interrogate Cassandra, unaware that their target engineered it to probe their investigation. Meanwhile, Johnson makes preparations for defending his house from unknown threats. Alex's pursuit of his target unwittingly places Cal in danger, leading to the end of their friendship. During the aftermath, Cassandra persuades Johnson to give up the former U.S. marshal, Jack Fuller (ALEX FAHEY), in order to keep Alex in their employ. Alex learns from the former marshal that Ginny engineered her disappearance to escape an unknown threat. After Alex spends the night in the storage unit, he finds a movable wall and discovers a hidden weapons arsenal.
