Michael* Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 The Queen's Gambit Release Date: 23 October 2020 (US) The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama miniseries based on Walter Tevis's 1983 novel of the same name. It was created for Netflix by Scott Frank and Allan Scott. Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of an orphaned chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with emotional problems, drug problems, and alcohol dependency. Cast Anya Taylor-Joy Bill Camp Moses Ingram Isla Johnston Christiane Seidel Rebecca Root Chloe Pirrie Akemnji Ndifornyen Marielle Heller Harry Melling Patrick Kennedy Jacob Fortune-Lloyd Thomas Brodie-Sangster Marcin Dorociński Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted December 24, 2020 Author Share Posted December 24, 2020 Official trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 I whipped through the first four episodes in fairly quick order, but hit a wall with the fifth one and my interest waned a little bit. Thankfully though, it comes back storming towards the end. As a series, it just hits in so many areas and without leaning too hard into cliche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alizarine Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 World chess champion Magnus Carlsen talks about Queen's gambit in 3 videos, very interesting for whoever plays chess not too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cult Icon Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 From certain angles the main actress looks like Nimue Smit, one of my favorite models a few years ago. She was a top model for some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkjk Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Anya is understandably getting a lot of attention for the show, as she should. It was mainly only the one episode, but Isla was very good as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael* Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 Provided film releases are still a thing by 2023, Anya Taylor-Joy as a young Furiosa in the forthcoming Mad Max prequel is something I'll be very curiosa (sorry) to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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