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- 2020
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- Netflix
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
Summary The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.
Created By: Allan Scott
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
- 2020
- TV-MA
- Netflix
The Queen's Gambit
Season 1 Premiere: Oct 23, 2020
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4.4
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Summary The seven-episode series based on Walter Tevis's novel of the same name follows young orphan Beth Harmon (Anya Taylor-Joy) as she grows up and battles addiction while seeking to become the best chess player in the world during the Cold War.
Created By: Allan Scott
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
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86% Positive
24 Reviews
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14% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 28 Critic Reviews
79
86% Positive
24 Reviews
24 Reviews
14% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It is Anya Taylor-Joy, playing Beth from the age of 13 to 22 in a seemingly effortless metamorphosis, who makes Frank’s film work, particularly in the way she beautifully articulates the inwardness, the fury, and the intelligence of Tevis’ creation. ... The drama that matters most is played out not on a board but on Beth’s face and in her body language, and in her heart. And thanks to the stunning collaborative skill of Scott Frank and Anya Taylor-Joy, there’s never any doubt about what that heart holds.
It absorbs the viewer into the rarefied realm of world-class competition and acquaints the nonplayer with enough of the mechanics to make the outcomes accessible and meaningful. ... If there are awards to be had, Ms. Heller and Ms. Taylor-Joy should get them. ... Ms. Taylor-Joy is really the beginning and endgame of “The Queen’s Gambit,” and gives a performance that is as precisely physical as it is emotional.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 997 User Ratings
4.4
45% Positive
451 Ratings
451 Ratings
3% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
52% Negative
515 Ratings
515 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 997 User Ratings
4.4
45% Positive
451 Ratings
451 Ratings
3% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
52% Negative
515 Ratings
515 Ratings
One of the best short series I've seen in years. The acting is phenomenal, the story line intriguing. Only criticism I could give is that the story line gives almost no space for a follow-up.
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Probably one of the best TV series ever made. Anya Taylor-Joy was sensational as Beth. The story of her overcoming addiction and achieving her dream is heart warming. Just look at all the awards it has won. If you haven't got watched it already then please do. You won't be disappointed. Masterpiece.
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Anchored by a magnetic lead performance and bolstered by world-class acting, marvelous visual language, a teleplay that’s never less than gripping, and an admirable willingness to embrace contradiction and ambiguity, it’s one of the year’s best series. While not without flaws, it is, in short, a triumph.
It is very good — thoughtful, exciting, entertaining.
“The Queen’s Gambit” becomes very shrewd about its choices and keeps the narrative going at an impressively fast clip — making it a sharp, welcome contrast to the all too many lethargic streaming dramas out there.
“Gambit” never quite gets back to the charm of its Dickensian opening chapter, though, and it gets thinner as it goes along. Frank pulls off his combination of themes with a lot of old-Hollywood-style skill, but in the mix, neither the sports nor the personal-demons story line hits the levels of visceral excitement or emotional payoff that you might want. In the end, it was an admirable package that I wanted to love more than I did.
It is one of those expensive-looking period pieces that Netflix and Amazon money can do so well – swoon at the costumes and cars, purr with pleasure at the soundtrack. But the heroine at its centre is other-worldly to the point of annoyance.
This is by far the best series I have seen in a long time. The actress did an excellent job playing a very complex character in very different stages of life. The setting, the music, the actresses and actors, the scene construction.... Everything is just right. I watched the movie twice and I will surely watch it again!
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First of all I liked the actor play here especially how the main character Anya Taylor-Joy was playing. One time I was even impressed how accurate she was expressing her feelings. The only problem for me here is that with each next episode this TV show was becoming less realistic because more and more situations with the excessive empathy from almost every character to the main character were appearing. So at the end I had a feeling I'm watching some kind of typical melodrama. It is sad to rate "The Queen's Gambit" by 7 score when some few episodes ago I wanted to rate it by 8 or 9 but still it is the good TV show.
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Very repetitive after the first 3 episodes which were great the plot was very basic and and repetitive
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Production Company:
- Flitcraft
- Wonderful Films
- Netflix
Initial Release Date: Oct 23, 2020
Number of seasons: 1 Season
Rating: TV-MA
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Awards
Golden Globes, USA
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 11 Wins & 18 Nominations
Online Film & Television Association
• 7 Wins & 15 Nominations