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The Queen's Gambit
2020 · 1 season, 7 episodes · Drama · Netflix · United States · Rated TV-MA (US)
Beth Harmon makes her move.
In a 1950s orphanage, a young girl reveals an astonishing talent for chess and begins an unlikely journey to stardom while grappling with addiction.
Based on the novel by
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1950s1960saddictionamerican historybased on novel or bookcerebralchesscold war eracoming of agefemale friendshipfictional biographyhistoricalhistorical dramakentuckyminiseriesmodern historyorphanorphanagesocial issuessubstance abusesuicide of mothertortured genius
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