The Queens Gambit How to create Netflix s most watched TV show 10 lessons from the screenplay

In this Screenwriting Interview we go behind the scenes of the writing process from the series creator and screenwriter Scott Frank and lead actress Anya TaylorJoy. The Queens Gambit is now Netflixs mostwatched scripted limited series, with 62 million households watching in its first 28 Based on Walter Tevis 1983 book about a young chess prodigy TQG follows Beth Harmon, an orphanturnedchess prodigy who learns the game from the janitor in her orphanage. Anya Taylor Joy shines in this sevenepisode mini series. What are your thoughts on this show Here are 10 screenwriting tips you can learn from The Queens Gambit: 0:00 Intro 1:17 01 The Queens Gambit was a book I just loved and I didn t think anybody would make it. I was shocked that Netflix was dumb enough to do it. Write what you love, you never know what will be successful. 2:13 02 It took 30 years, 9 rewrites, and series of directors interested to get The Queens Gambit finally made. If you love the material n