The Queen's Gambit: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Queen's Gambit (2020): Drama. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
Chronicling the life of an orphan chess prodigy, the story - set during the Cold War era - follows Beth Harmon from the age of eight to twenty-two, as she struggles with addiction in a quest to become the greatest chess player in the world.
Series details
- Title: The Queen's Gambit
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Drama
- Premiere date: 2020-10-23
- Final broadcast date listed: 2020-10-23
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Web channel listed by TVmaze: Netflix
- Typical episode runtime: 56 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.5/10
- TVMaze ID: 41428
- IMDb ID: tt10048342
- TVDB ID: 387115
Cast and credited roles
- Anya Taylor-Joy — Beth Harmon
- Chloe Pirrie — Alice Harmon
- Bill Camp — Mr. Shaibel
- Marielle Heller — Mrs. Alma Wheatley
- Marcin Dorociński — Vasily Borgov
- Moses Ingram — Jolene
- Thomas Brodie Sangster — Benny Watts
- Harry Melling — Harry Beltik
- Isla Johnston — Young Beth Harmon
- Jacob Fortune-Lloyd — Townes
- Christiane Seidel — Helen Deardorff
- Akemnji Ndifornyen — Mr. Fergusson
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 2020-10-23; final listed air date 2020-10-23; episode order: 7.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Queen's Gambit on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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