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Queen's Gambit becomes most-watched limited series on Netflix

Tuesday, 24 November 2020 16:16

'The Queen's Gambit' set the record for the most-watched limited series ever on Netflix.

According to the stats released by the streaming platform, 62 million households watched the drama in its first 28 days.

It said the series, which follows the life of a young chess prodigy, featured in the top 10 rankings in 92 countries, and was listed as number 1 in 63 of them.

The seven-episode limited series premiered on Netflix on October 23.

It stars Anya Taylor-Joy alongside Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp.

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