Where was The Queen's Gambit filmed?

Name: The Queen's Gambit
Genre: Drama, Coming-of-age, Sport
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Bill Camp, Marielle Heller, Christiane Seidel, Rebecca Root

2020 TV show, directed by Scott Frank.

Lexington

The story is set in Kentucky, about 48 miles (77 km) from where it was filmed.

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Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed

Set in: Kentucky; New York City; Moscow; Las Vegas
Filmed in: Lexington
Distance: About 48 miles (77 km) between Kentucky and the nearest filming location.
Distance: About 587 miles (945 km) between New York City and the nearest filming location.
Distance: About 5,119 miles (8,239 km) between Moscow and the nearest filming location.
Distance: About 1,688 miles (2,717 km) between Las Vegas and the nearest filming location.

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About The Queen's Gambit

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First aired: 2020
Director: Scott Frank
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy Bill CampMarielle HellerChristiane SeidelRebecca Root Chloe Pirrie Akemnji NdifornyenHarry MellingPatrick Kennedy Thomas Brodie-Sangster
Genre: Drama Coming-of-age Sport
Based on: The Queen's Gambit

The title of the series refers to a chess opening of the same name.

In the 1950s in Lexington, Kentucky, nine-year-old Beth, having lost her mother in a car crash, is taken to an orphanage where she is taught chess by the building's custodian, Mr.

As was common at the time, the orphanage dispenses daily tranquilizer pills to the girls to "balance their disposition", which turns into an addiction for Beth.

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