Jan 10, 2021
14 min
Full-HD

Creating The Queen's Gambit (2021)

A fascinating character. Exquisite sets. A wig for every era. The stars, creators and crew reveal how the hit series about a chess prodigy came to life.

Category

Documentary

Country

United States of America

Companies

Anya Taylor-Joy

Self - Beth Harmon

Scott Frank

Self - Creator, Director

Bruce Pandolfini

Self - Chess Advisor

Allan Scott

Self - Co-Creator

Thomas Brodie-Sangster

Self - Benny Watts

Sabine Schaaf

Self - Set Decorator

Uli Hanisch

Self - Production Designer

Alexander Lambriev

Self - Prop Master

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