After four weeks it had become Netflix's most-watched scripted miniseries, making it Netflix's top program in 63 countries. Netflix released The Queen's Gambit on October 23, 2020. Beginning in the mid-1950s and proceeding into the 1960s, the story follows the life of Beth Harmon ( Anya Taylor-Joy), a fictional American chess prodigy on her rise to the top of the chess world while struggling with drug and alcohol dependency. The series was written and directed by Scott Frank, who created it with Allan Scott, who owns the rights to the book. The title refers to the ' Queen's Gambit', a chess opening. The Queen's Gambit is a 2020 American coming-of-age period drama streaming television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by Walter Tevis.
