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Description: Orphaned at the tender age of nine, prodigious introvert Beth Harmon discovers and masters the game of chess in 1960s USA. But child stardom comes at a price.

Cast:
Beth Harmon: Anya Taylor-Joy
Alice Harmon: Chloe Pirrie
Mr. Shaibel: Bill Camp
Vasily Borgov: Marcin Dorocinski
Alma Wheatley: Marielle Heller
Benny Watts: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Jolene: Moses Ingram
Harry Beltik: Harry Melling
Young Beth Harmon: Isla Johnston
Borgov's Wife: Janina Elkin
Matt: Matthew Dennis Lewis
Mike: Russell Dennis Lewis
Allston Wheatley: Patrick Kennedy
Helen Deardorff: Christiane Seidel
D.L. Townes: Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
Mr. Fergusson: Akemnji Ndifornyen
Five-Year-Old Beth: Annabeth Kelly
Margaret: Dolores Carbonari
Girl #1: Zoé Höche
Russian: Andruscha Hilscher
Another Russian: Iskander Madjitov
Miss Lonsdale: Rebecca Root
Tournament Director: Philipp Droste
Man In Elevator: Frederic Stromenger
Miss Graham: Sophie McShera
Girl #2: Katherine Towe
Girl in Elevator: Mia-Luisa Schrader
Jolene's Friend: Laura Danne
Margaret's Friend: Nina Herzberg
Mr. Bradley: Richard Waugh
Mr. Espero: Marian Meder
Apple Pi Girl #1: Frieda Raab
Beth's Father: Sergio Di Zio
Toby: William Horberg
Apple Pi Girl #2: Lucy Ella von Scheele
Giggling Girl #1: Emma Henker
Apple Pi Girl #3: Alva Schäfer
Apple Pi Girl #4: Marlene Leinemann
Borgov's Child: Matteo Vinogradov
Levertov: Max Krause
Hilton Wexler: Ryan Wichert
Annette Packer: Eloise Webb
Cleo: Millie Brady
Stewardess: Rebecca Dyson-Smith
Marceno: Felice
Laev: Frederik Schmid
Russian Teacher: Nikolai Jegorow
Tim: Sam Gilroy
Young Borgov: Maximilian Frisch
Man at Sign in Table: Daniel Brunet
Someone: Raphael Keric
Barbara: Sophia Frank
Eileen: Salber Lee Williams
Middle Aged Man: Adrian Hagenguth
Manfredi: Alexander Albrecht
Rudolph: Ilja Roßbander
Friedman: Jeremy Mockridge
Alec Bergland: Simon Jansen
Third Opponent: Frederik Funke
Miss Jean Blake: Samantha Soule
Teenage Reporter: Alec Dahmer
Another Reporter: Uke Bosse
Mrs. Macarthur: Pia Schlipphak
Weiss: Ben Gageik
Manuel: Pablo Scola
Russian Reporter: Dmitriy Frid
Cop #1: Drew Doyle
Boy: David Gorelik
Lutheran Minister: Peter Gilbert Cotton
Cop #2: Paul Johnston
Paris Waiter: Frédéric Vonhof
Matron: Jenny Galloway
Girl in Lunchroom: Lily Lesser
Mrs. Dodge: Charlotte Lucas
Mrs. Blocker: Nicky Goldie
Vendor: Rahul Chakraborty
Mr. Booth: John Schwab
French Guy #1: Maximilian Diehle
Giggling Girl #2: Marja Haensch
Vendor #2: Paul Walther
Russian Limo Driver: Juri Padel
French Guy #2: Lukas Huber
Russian Radio Announcer: Evgenij Verenin
Russian Tournament Director: Konstantin Frank
Mary-Sue: Jennifer Haas
Luchenko: Marcus Loges
Librarian: Rosalie Craig
Chennault: Colin Stinton
Mr. Hume: Ben Moor
Roger: Tim Kalkhof
Director: Alberto Ruano
Duhamel: Michel Diercks
Girl in Line: Dora Zygouri
Alberto Diaz: Jan Nahuel Häfliger
Guy: Ben Posener
Mowing Boy: Matthew Rowsell
Margaret's Boyfriend: Elvis Nowatzki
Hellstrom: Hugo Grimm
Other Player: William von Tagen
Diedrich: Adrian Zwicker
Mr. Ganz: Jonjo O'Neill
Girev: Louis Ashbourne Serkis
Shapkin: Vlad Chiriac
Singer at Piano: Anna Hauss
Paul Tix: Ricky Watson
Flento: Till Trenkel
Local Makeout Girl: Josepha Walter
Old Man: Juozas Budraitis
Local Makeout Boy: Marc Bergemann
Shirley Munson: Maddie Holliday
Doctor: Tatsu Carvalho
Ed Spencer: Bruce Pandolfini
Second Old Man: Tiit Lilleorg
Cullen: Steffen Mennekes
Manager: Andreas Muñoz
Charles Levy: Alexander Berdichevsky
Randall Foster: John Hollingworth
Cooke: Daniel Holzberg
Farmacia Man: Ivan Gallardo
Samantha: Nelly Russakowa
Sizemore: Johannes Franke
Russian Waiter: Anton Krymskiy
Young Russian Boy: Ben Brener
Klein: Jérémie Galiana
Reporter In Lobby #1: Jonathan Failla
Reporter In Lobby #2: Marc Zwinz
Reporter In Lobby #3: Frank Streffing
Reporter In Lobby #4: Daniel Montoya
Max: Joshua Neil
Derek: Charlie Hamblett
Methuen Orphanage Girl: Kyndra Sanchez
Reporter (B. Cooper): Nicolo Pasetti
Newsreel Reporter: David Masterson
Life Photographer: Geoffrey Rude
Woman #2: Sarah Schubert
Choreographer: Tim Olcay
Reporter: Martin Müller
Poker Player: Murat Dikenci

Written by: Scott Frank, Allan Scott

Release date: 23 Oct 2020