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The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis. The title refers to the "Queen's Gambit", a chess opening. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book.
Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) faces doubt and disdain from her male counterparts at every step of her journey to become a chess world champion, yet each time, without fail, she proves them wrong.
Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (/ ˈ æ n j ə /; [1] born 16 April 1996) is an actress. [ a ] Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career.
The Queen's Gambit is a 1983 American novel by Walter Tevis, exploring the life of fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess, drug addiction and alcoholism. The book was adapted for the 2020 Netflix miniseries, The Queen's Gambit.
Marielle Heller insists she never imagined that “The Queen’s Gambit” would be such a huge hit. “I had no idea how the chess was going to play out,” Heller, who plays Alma Wheatley, the ...
"The Queen's Gambit" examines the cost of genius through the story of an elite chess player. Critics gave the TV adaptation a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. Netflix
The Queen's Gambit: Won [6] Critics' Choice Television Awards: Best Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television: Won [7] Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie: Won [8] Primetime Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie ...
“The Queen’s Gambit” just said “checkmate” to its first big awards. Netflix’s hit chess adaptation took home two top prizes at Sunday night’s Golden Globes: limited series, anthology ...