Genre: TV Series
Grade: A
Notable People: Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, Bill Camp, Moses Ingram, Created by: Scott Frank and Allan Scott
Title: The Queen’s Gambit
Review: Riveting seven part limited series that chronicles the rise of orphaned Beth Harmon of rural Kentucky, to the top of the international chess world. Heartwarming story built on many tragedies, with a great supporting cast and wonderful filming on location in Moscow. Very cold-warrish in terms of the importance associated with the battle for chess supremacy as a symbol of world power and big gonads. Taylor-Joy is extraordinary-taking the character from lost mid adolescence to confused womanhood, and Heller is brilliant as her drunk but committed adopted mother. Absolutely hated for this one to end. And…the chess scenes…are mesmerizing.