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The Player
DramaActionThriller
The Player centers on a high-stakes game where an organization of wealthy individuals gambles on the ability of former military operative turned security expert Philip Winchester to stop some of the biggest crimes imaginable from playing out. Can he take them down from the inside and get revenge for the death of his wife, or is it true what they say: The house always wins.
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Premiered
- September 24, 2015
- Ended
- November 19, 2015
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