The Queen's Gambit Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

October 23, 2020

Genre

Drama

Network

Netflix

Cast

Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Anya Taylor-Joy, Harry Melling, Bill Camp, Christiane Seidel, Marielle Heller, Rebecca Root

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

as Benny Watts

Anya Taylor-Joy

as Beth Harmon

Harry Melling

as Harry Beltik

Bill Camp

as Mr. Shaibel

Christiane Seidel

as Helen Deardoff

Marielle Heller

as Mrs. Alma Wheatley

Rebecca Root

as Miss Lonsdale[

About The Queen's Gambit

About

An orphan discovers she is a chess prodigy in this cold war era period piece. The series tackles a number of themes including drug addiction, alcoholism, and feminism. It was created for television by Scott Frank and Allan Scott.

Trivia

The series is based upon Walter Tevis' 1983 novel of the same name. During its debut weekend the series topped Netflix's trending shows chart.