Where to watch in Ukraine
Search on services
These are search pages of legal services, not a confirmation that this title is there.
Official trailerCast
- Anya Taylor-Joy
- Bill Camp
- Moses Ingram
- Isla Johnston
- Christiane Seidel
- Rebecca Root
The Queen’s Gambit
The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama miniseries based on Walter Tevis's 1983 novel of the same name; the title refers to a chess opening. It was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, the owner of the rights to the book. Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing into the 1960s, the story follows Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy), a fictional American chess prodigy, on her rise through the chess world while she struggles with drug and alcohol addiction. Isla Johnston plays nine-year-old Beth, Bill Camp is Mr. Shaibel, the custodian at the girls' home who teaches her the game, Moses Ingram plays her friend Jolene, Christiane Seidel the home's director Helen Deardorff, and Rebecca Root the chaplain Miss Lonsdale. Netflix released all seven episodes on 23 October 2020, and within four weeks it became the service's most-watched scripted miniseries. Critics praised Taylor-Joy's performance, the cinematography and the production values, and the chess community welcomed its often accurate depiction of high-level play. The series won eleven Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, making it the first streaming show to win that category, as well as two Golden Globe Awards, one of them for Taylor-Joy.
- Country
- USA
Official trailer
