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Status
Ended
Release
2020 - 2020
Seasons / Eps
1 / 7
Streaming availability by country
"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.
130 Cast Members
Anya Taylor-Joy
Beth Harmon
7 Episodes
Chloe Pirrie
Alice Harmon
7 Episodes
Marcin Dorociński
Vasily Borgov
5 Episodes
Matthew Dennis Lewis
Matt
4 Episodes
Russell Dennis Lewis
Mike
4 Episodes
Dolores Carbonari
Margaret
4 Episodes
Janina Elkin
Borgov's Wife
4 Episodes
Harry Melling
Harry Beltik
4 Episodes
Isla Johnston
Young Beth
4 Episodes
Bill Camp
Mr. Shaibel
4 Episodes
Moses Ingram
Jolene
4 Episodes
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Benny Watts
4 Episodes
Sergio Di Zio
Beth's Father
3 Episodes
Annabeth Kelly
Five-Year-Old Beth
3 Episodes
Patrick Kennedy
Allston Wheatley
3 Episodes
Christiane Seidel
Helen Deardorff
3 Episodes
Akemnji Ndifornyen
Mr. Fergusson
3 Episodes
Andruscha Hilscher
Russian (voice)
3 Episodes
Iskander Madjitov
Another Russian
3 Episodes
Zoé Höche
Girl #1
3 Episodes
