The Queen's Gambit (miniseries)

The Queen's Gambit is an upcoming American drama web television miniseries developed by Scott Frank and Allan Scott. The series is based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.[1]

The Queen's Gambit
GenreDrama
Based onThe Queen's Gambit
by Walter Tevis
Developed byScott Frank
Allan Scott
Directed byScott Frank
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Release
Original networkNetflix

Premise

The Queen's Gambit centers the "life of an orphan chess prodigy" named Beth Harmon "from the age of 8 to 22 as she struggles with addiction in her quest" to become a Grandmaster in chess.[2]

Cast and characters

Production

Development

On March 19, 2019, Netflix had given the production a series order consisting of six episodes. The series is to be directed by Scott Frank, who also wrote with Allan Scott. The two are also expected to executive produce alongside William Horberg.[1]

Casting

Alongside the series order announcement, it was announced that Anya Taylor-Joy would star as Beth Harmon.[4] In January 2020, it was announced Moses Ingram had joined the cast of the series.[5]

Filming

Principal photography began in August 2019 in Cambridge, Ontario.[6] Filming also took place in Berlin.[7]

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References
  1. Petski, Denise (March 19, 2019). "Netflix Orders 'The Queen's Gambit' Limited Series From Scott Frank; Anya Taylor-Joy To Star". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  2. "NETFLIX ORDERS LIMITED SERIES THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT FROM SCOTT FRANK" (Press release). Netflix Media Center. March 19, 2019. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  3. Root, Rebecca (December 20, 2019). "A Netflix series next year called The Queen's Gambit xx". Twitter. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. Thorne, Will (March 19, 2019). "Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in 'The Queen's Gambit' Limited Series at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  5. Sneider, Jeff (January 15, 2020). "Newcomer Moses Ingram Joins Denzel Washington in Joel Coen's 'Macbeth'". Collider. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  6. "'The Queen's Gambit' filming in Cambridge for 2 days". Cambridge Times. August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  7. Cooper, Leonie (February 20, 2020). "'The Witch' star Anya Taylor-Joy: "People always want to put you in a box"". NME. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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