Queen's Gambit: Series Cast and Netflix Trailer. Miniseries available on the streaming platform from October 23.
Anya Taylor-Joy stars in a series by Scott Frank (Godless; Logan: Wolverine) based on the novel by Walter Tevis.
Queen's Gambit series on Netflix is directed and written by two-time Oscar nominee Scott Frank and executive produced and co-creators William Horberg, Allan Scott and stars Anya Taylor-Joy. The Netflix limited series is a coming-of-age story that explores the true cost of genius.
What is the miniseries on Netflix about?
The series The Queen's Gambit is set in the 1950s. A young Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) discovers an astonishing talent for chess while developing an addiction to tranquilizers provided by the state as sedatives for the children at the orphanage where she was abandoned. and confident. Haunted by her personal demons and fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, Beth transforms into a stunning and glamorous outcast as she is determined to conquer the traditional boundaries set in the male-dominated world of competitive chess.
In addition to Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit: Series Cast features Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp. Watch the trailer for the Queen's Gambit miniseries below!