But Netflix chess drama "The Queen's Gambit" has bucked the trend, staying atop the platform's US Top 10 list since Oct. 25, two days after its release. In addition to all of this, "The Queen's Gambit" is also giving us something else we've been sorely lacking: Literal and functional escapism. At each step of her ascendance in the chess world, she's confronted with another doubting sneer from a dorky guy convinced she's out of her league. (The swagger of the '60s chess world, more broadly, is another thing to love about this show. After nearly a year camped out in our own living rooms, "The Queen's Gambit" has arrived to rescue us from cabin fever.

Source: CNN November 13, 2020 17:03 UTC