Following the astonishing rise of an unusual chess prodigy, Netflix's new limited series is a welcome change of pace. In order to be a truly great chess player — not just a good one, but one of the ...

When The Queen's Gambit landed on Netflix in October 2020, it felt like an overnight surprise. A seven-episode limited series about competitive chess, set in the 1950s and 1960s, with long stretches ...

Leah Marilla Thomas is a freelance entertainment journalist specializing in television, film, live theatre, and culture. With an MFA in screenwriting and over a decade of digital media experience, her ...

Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays a chess master in Netflix's new series 'The Queen's Gambit.' From 15 geniuses, we had him choose ...