📄 Television
The Queen's Gambit
Beth Harmon sees the board differently. She always has.
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["Emmy Outstanding Limited Series","Emmy Outstanding Lead Actress (Anya Taylor-Joy)","Golden Globe Best Limited Series","Golden Globe Best Actress Drama (Anya Taylor-Joy)","SAG Award Outstanding Female Actor Limited Series"]
About
The Queen's Gambit (2020) is Scott Frank's Netflix limited series based on Walter Tevis's 1983 novel. Anya Taylor-Joy plays Beth Harmon — an orphaned chess prodigy who rises to challenge the Soviet Union's chess dominance in the 1960s. The series was watched in 62 million households in its first month, setting Netflix records. It won the Golden Globe for Best Limited Series and Best Actress (Taylor-Joy).
Credits & Contributors (3)
Cast & Performance
Anya Taylor-Joy's mesmerizing portrayal of Beth Harmon — the chess prodigy's brilliance and self-destruction rendered with hypnotic precision — won the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Direction
Scott Frank adapted The Queen's Gambit into one of Netflix's most acclaimed series — winning the Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series.