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.
The plot begins in the mid-1950s and then proceeds into the 1960s, as the story follows the life of Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), an orphaned chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency.
On January 8, 2021 Netflix released a documentary film titled Creating The Queen's Gambit, a behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of The Queen's Gambit.
At TUDUM 2023, The Queen’s Gambit Chess mobile game based on the hit limited series was announced.
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
- Isla Johnston as Young Beth
- Bill Camp as William Shaibel
- Marielle Heller as Alma Wheatley
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts
- Moses Ingram as Jolene
- Harry Melling as Harry Beltik
- Christiane Seidel as Helen Deardorff
- Rebecca Root as Miss Lonsdale
- Chloe Pirrie as Alice Harmon
- Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Townes/D. L. Townes
Episodes[]
- Season One
Awards[]
On February 3, 2021, the series was nominated for the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards in 2 categories.
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Golden Globe Awards[1] | Best limited series or TV movie | The Queen's Gambit | Won |
| Best actress in a limited series or TV movie | Anya Taylor-Joy | Won |
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