The period limited series “The Queen’s Gambit” debuted on Netflix on October 23 to strong reviews. Can it storm the upcoming Golden Globes? Star Anya Taylor-Joy could be a serious threat to win Best TV Movie/Limited Actress.
Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis and adapted for TV by Scott Frank and Allan Scott, the series follows Beth Harmon (Taylor-Joy), a chess prodigy in the mid-20th century striving to become the world’s best chess player despite struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Critics are saying that the actress “beautifully articulates the inwardness, the fury and the intelligence” of her character. She “lights up the screen” in a “transcendent performance.”
The 24-year-old Taylor-Joy’s career has been on the rise for a few years now, starting with her breakthrough role in the 2015 horror film “The Witch,” which won her a Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Actor along with other critical plaudits.
Based on the 1983 novel by Walter Tevis and adapted for TV by Scott Frank and Allan Scott, the series follows Beth Harmon (Taylor-Joy), a chess prodigy in the mid-20th century striving to become the world’s best chess player despite struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. Critics are saying that the actress “beautifully articulates the inwardness, the fury and the intelligence” of her character. She “lights up the screen” in a “transcendent performance.”
The 24-year-old Taylor-Joy’s career has been on the rise for a few years now, starting with her breakthrough role in the 2015 horror film “The Witch,” which won her a Gotham Award for Best Breakthrough Actor along with other critical plaudits.
- 11/3/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
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