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The Queen's Gambit
Chess set sales up 1,100%. 62 million households. Anya Taylor-Joy became a star.
The Queen's Gambit made chess the most-watched sport on Netflix, with Anya Taylor-Joy's portrayal of orphaned prodigy Beth Harmon driving the seven-episode series to 62 million households in its first month. Chess set sales surged 1,100% after release, a concrete data point illustrating its cultural impact. Taylor-Joy's performance is vulnerable yet brilliant, outshining Midnight Mass in character depth. The series achieved a 8.5 IMDb rating, becoming Netflix's biggest scripted limited series at the time. Its narrative weaves addiction and genius into an utterly magnetic tale, setting a category benchmark for sports-related dramas.
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