Directed by:
Scott FrankScreenplay:
Scott FrankCinematography:
Steven MeizlerComposer:
Carlos Rafael RiveraCast:
Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, Harry Melling, Bill Camp, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Marcin Dorocinski, Isla Johnston, Chloe Pirrie (more)VOD (1)
Episodes(7)
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Openings (E01)
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Exchanges (E02)
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Doubled Pawns (E03)
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Middle Game (E04)
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Fork (E05)
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Adjournment (E06)
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End Game (E07)
Plots(1)
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction. (Netflix)
Reviews of this series by the user Marigold (1)
The Queen's Gambit (2020)
Of course, it's not "quality TV", it's not meta and extra socially conscious, gender subversive, etc., but it is simply brilliantly written, built dramatically and honestly, elegantly shot and excellently cast/ orchestrated. In terms of mainstream ranks, The Crown can currently compete with it, with which it shares a similar lightness and accessibility, but there is nothing trivial about it. It is based on the classic zero to hero scheme, but with such a degree of persuasiveness and thoughtfulness that I completely forgive its predictability. I just went along with Beth like few other heroes lately.
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