TV series
The Queen's Gambit
Overview
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Details
- First air date
- 2020-10-23
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 7 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Netflix
- Production
- Flitcraft, Wonderful Films
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth Harmon
- Chloe Pirrie as Alice Harmon
- Marcin Dorociński as Vasily Borgov
- Matthew Dennis Lewis as Matt
- Russell Dennis Lewis as Mike
- Dolores Carbonari as Margaret
- Janina Elkin as Borgov's Wife
- Harry Melling as Harry Beltik
- Isla Johnston as Young Beth
- Bill Camp as Mr. Shaibel
- Moses Ingram as Jolene
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Benny Watts
Creators and crew
- Scott Frank - Creator
- Allan Scott - Creator
- William Horberg - Executive Producer
- Allan Scott - Executive Producer
- Scott Frank - Executive Producer
- Marcus Loges - Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Openings
Sent to an orphanage at age 9, Beth develops an uncanny knack for chess — and a growing dependence on the green tranquilizers given to the children.
Episode 2: Exchanges
Suddenly plunged into a confusing new life in suburbia, teenage Beth studies her high school classmates and hatches a plan to enter a chess tournament.
Episode 3: Doubled Pawns
The trip to Cincinnati launches Beth and her mother into a whirlwind of travel and press coverage. Beth sets her sights on the U.S. Open in Las Vegas.
Episode 4: Middle Game
Russian class opens the door to a new social scene. In Mexico City, Beth meets the intimidating Borgov, while her mother cozies up to a pen pal.
Episode 5: Fork
Back home in Kentucky, a shaken Beth reconnects with a former opponent who offers to help sharpen her game ahead of the U.S. Championship.
Episode 6: Adjournment
After training with Benny in New York, Beth heads to Paris for her rematch with Borgov. But a wild night sends her into a self-destructive spiral.
Episode 7: End Game
A visit from an old friend forces Beth to reckon with her past and rethink her priorities — just in time for the biggest match of her life.
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