The Queen's Gambit

 is an American coming-of-age drama miniseries created by Scott Frank and Allan Scott. It is Based on the novel by Walter Tevis. The series is a story that explores the true cost of genius.

Summary
"In a Kentucky orphanage in the 1950s, a young girl discovers an astonishing talent for chess while struggling with addiction."

- Official Netflix synopsis

Abandoned and entrusted to a Kentucky orphanage in the late 1950s, a young Beth Harmon discovers an astonishing talent for chess while developing an addiction to tranquilizers provided by the state as a sedative for the children. Haunted by her personal demons and fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, Beth transforms into an impressively skilled and glamorous outcast while determined to conquer the traditional boundaries established in the male-dominated world of competitive chess.

Cast and Characters

 * Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon
 * Bill Camp
 * Marielle Heller
 * Thomas Brodie-Sangster
 * Moses Ingram
 * Harry Melling
 * Isla Johnston
 * Christiane Seidel
 * Rebecca Root
 * Chloe Pirrie
 * Jacob Fortune-Lloyd

Episodes

 * Season One