The Queen's Gambit
Beth Harmon makes her move.
Created by Scott Frank, Allan Scott
On Netflix
A visually stunning, psychologically intimate portrait of a tortured genius navigating addiction and isolation against the backdrop of Cold War-era chess mastery.
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Genres
Essence
Ensemble
Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon
Chloe Pirrie
Alice Harmon
Matthew Dennis Lewis
Matt
Russell Dennis Lewis
Mike
Sergio Di Zio
Beth's Father
Dolores Carbonari
Margaret
Annabeth Kelly
Five-Year-Old Beth
Patrick Kennedy
Allston Wheatley
Christiane Seidel
Helen Deardorff
Akemnji Ndifornyen
Mr. Fergusson
Andruscha Hilscher
Russian (voice)
Iskander Madjitov
Another Russian
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