The Queen's Gambit

2020 · TV series · drama television series, coming-of-age television program, sport film

Scott Frank, Allan Scott

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The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama television miniseries based on the 1983 eponymous novel 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. Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of Beth Harmon, a fictional American chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with a drug and alcohol addiction.

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Type: TV series
Release date: October 23, 2020
Genres: drama television series, coming-of-age television program, sport film
Created by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Countries: United States