# The Endgame
**The Endgame** is an American crime thriller television series that aired on NBC from February 21, 2022 to May 2, 2022, running for a single season of ten episodes before its cancellation.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) Created by Jake Coburn and Nicholas Wootton, it stars [Morena Baccarin](https://www.edgepedia.org/morena-baccarin) as the captured international arms dealer Elena Federova and Ryan Michelle Bathé as the FBI agent Val Turner assigned to stop her.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Network and run | NBC, February 21 to May 2, 2022, Mondays at 22:00, 60-minute episodes[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) |
| Format | Scripted crime thriller, 10 episodes ordered, TV-14 rating[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) • [2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame) |
| Creators | Jake Coburn and Nicholas Wootton[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) |
| Leads | Morena Baccarin as Elena Federova; Ryan Michelle Bathé as Val Turner[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) • [3](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/) |
| Reception | 33% average Tomatometer from 12 critics; 82% average Popcornmeter from 100+ audience ratings[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame) |
| Cancellation | Canceled May 12, 2022, averaging 3.6 million weekly viewers and a 0.4 demo rating with Live+7 playback[3](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/) |
| Availability | Not on subscription streaming in the United States; purchasable digitally on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Google TV[4](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/the-endgame/MnbzzjgHjwtUINHhdt9OQ/where-to-watch/) |
## Premise
The series follows Elena Federova, a recently captured international arms dealer and criminal mastermind who orchestrates a series of coordinated bank heists across New York City even while in captivity, for a mysterious purpose.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame) • [5](https://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2022-05-12/nbc-cancels-the-endgame/) Her adversary is Val Turner, described as a principled, relentless, and socially outcast FBI agent who will stop at nothing to foil Elena's plan.[1](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame) As the mystery unravels, Val learns to use clues from her own complicated past to decipher Elena's games, and begins to question her own sense of justice.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame)
The supporting cast includes Costa Ronin as Sergey Vodianov, Kamal Angelo Bolden as Owen Turner, Noah Bean as ADIC Patrick Doak, and Jordan Johnson-Hinds as Agent Anthony Flowers.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame)
## Production
Filming took place in New York City.[6](https://www.serienjunkies.de/the-endgame/) Justin Lin directed and served as an executive producer alongside Nicholas Wootton, Jake Coburn, Julie Plec, Emily Cummins, and Andrew Schneider.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame) The episode directors also included Randall Zisk, Bille Woodruff, Jono Oliver, Laura Belsey, and David S. Tuttman.[7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-endgame)
## Reception and cancellation
Reviewers found the premise familiar. [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide)'s Liam Mathews noted that the setup, a criminal mastermind with a mysterious interest in a certain FBI agent who forms a partnership with her while she tries to determine what the mastermind really wants, is the same as NBC's own *The Blacklist*, and judged from the first two episodes that the show lacked components needed for a sustainable ongoing series.[8](https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-endgame-review-nbc-peacock-thriller-morena-baccarin-ryan-michelle-bathe/) Critical and audience scores diverged widely: Rotten Tomatoes recorded a 33% average Tomatometer from 12 reviews against an 82% average Popcornmeter from more than 100 audience ratings.[2](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame)
NBC canceled the series on May 12, 2022, less than two weeks after its season ended, alongside the sitcoms *Mr. Mayor* and *Kenan*.[3](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/) • [9](https://www.thewrap.com/kenan-endgame-canceled-nbc/) By the May 1 episode the show averaged 3.6 million total weekly viewers and a 0.4 demo rating with Live+7 playback, a larger audience but smaller demo number than its time-slot predecessor *[Ordinary Joe](https://www.edgepedia.org/ordinary-joe)*; among the 14 dramas NBC aired that season it ranked 13th in the demo and 12th in audience.[3](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/)
**Unresolved finale.** The May 2 episode "Happily Ever After" now serves as the series ender, and it concluded with a major cliffhanger: Val learned that Elena had lied about Sergey being dead; Elena and Sergey escaped after holding Val and Owen at gunpoint and reunited with their daughter.[3](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/) Viewer aggregators consequently list the show's status as canceled with an unresolved cliffhanger.[10](https://www.showstopped.com/series/The-Endgame)
## Distribution
As of late 2026, *The Endgame* is not included with any subscription streaming service in the United States, but it can be purchased digitally starting at $24.99 on Apple TV, Prime Video, and Google TV.[4](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/the-endgame/MnbzzjgHjwtUINHhdt9OQ/where-to-watch/) • [7](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-endgame)
## References
1. [The Endgame, TVmaze](https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/57798/the-endgame)
2. [The Endgame, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_endgame)
3. ['The Endgame' Cancelled At NBC, No Season 2, TVLine (Vlada Gelman, May 12, 2022)](https://www.tvline.com/news/the-endgame-cancelled-season-2-nbc-1234823621/)
4. [The Endgame (2022): Where to Watch, Rent or Buy, Moviefone](https://www.moviefone.com/tv-shows/the-endgame/MnbzzjgHjwtUINHhdt9OQ/where-to-watch/)
5. [NBC Cancels 'The Endgame', IsMyShowCancelled.com (May 12, 2022)](https://www.ismyshowcancelled.com/article/2022-05-12/nbc-cancels-the-endgame/)
6. [The Endgame, Streams, Episodenguide und News zur Serie, Serienjunkies](https://www.serienjunkies.de/the-endgame/)
7. [The Endgame, watch tv show streaming online, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/the-endgame)
8. [The Endgame Review: NBC's Heist Thriller Is Like The Blacklist Without the Fun Parts, TV Guide (Liam Mathews, February 21, 2022)](https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-endgame-review-nbc-peacock-thriller-morena-baccarin-ryan-michelle-bathe/)
9. ['Kenan' and 'The Endgame' Canceled at NBC, TheWrap](https://www.thewrap.com/kenan-endgame-canceled-nbc/)
10. [The Endgame: Cancelled with a cliffhanger?, ShowStopped](https://www.showstopped.com/series/The-Endgame)
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