The Queen's Gambit (2020)

Beth Harmon makes her move.

In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.

Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott

Written by: Walter Tevis

Music by: Carlos Rafael Rivera

Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie

Genre: Drama

Released: 2020-10-23

Seasons: 1

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The Queen's Gambit (2020): trivia & fun facts

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Upon the miniseries premiere date announcement, it was announced that Bill Camp, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Harry Melling and Marielle Heller were cast in starring roles.
Sara Miller of The New Yorker recounted having experienced a sense of loss in her own association with the novel after seeing its depiction on screen because she could not relate to the main character: "Anya Taylor-Joy is way too good-looking to play Beth Harmon", she notes.
Variety's Caroline Framke wrote "The Queen's Gambit manages to personalize the game and its players thanks to clever storytelling and, in Anya Taylor-Joy, a lead actor so magnetic that when she stares down the camera lens, her flinty glare threatens to cut right through it."
Allan Scott had been involved in attempts to get the book on screen since 1992, when he purchased the screenplay rights from Walter Tevis's widow.
In January 2020, it was reported Moses Ingram had joined the cast of the series.
The series topped the Nielsen's U.S. streaming rankings for the weeks of October 26 to November 1, November 2 to 8, and November 9 to 15, 2020, making it the first series to do so for three weeks straight.
Some scenes were filmed in Canada; principal photography began in August 2019 in Cambridge, Ontario.
On November 23, 2020, Netflix announced that the series had been watched by 62 million households since its release, becoming "Netflix's biggest scripted limited series to date."
The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book.
Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon, an orphan who matures into a competitive young adult fueled by a desire to become the greatest chess player in the world while masking a growing addiction to the drugs and alcohol that allow her to function.
Moses Ingram as Jolene, a rebellious teenager at the Methuen Home who becomes Beth's closest childhood friend.

Source: Wikipedia

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