The Player

The Player is a action drama series created by John Rogers and John Fox. It is set in Las Vegas and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The 60 minute drama premiered on September 24, 2015 on NBC. October 23 2015, NBC cancelled The Player and cut it back from 13 episode to 9.

Premise
Set in Las Vegas, The Player follows a huge game in which 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”. Alex is driven by the need to find out who killed his wife.

Main

 * Philip Winchester as Alex Kane
 * Charity Wakefield as Cassandra King
 * Damon Gupton as Detective Cal Brown
 * Wesley Snipes as Mr. Johnson

Recurring

 * Daisy Betts as Ginny Lee
 * Nick Wechsler as Nick