The Queen’s Gambit Breaks Netflix Records, Ranking 1st in 63 Countries

The novel reached the New York Times bestseller list after 37 years of its release.

The Queen's Gambit Breaks Netflix Records Ranking 1st in 63 Countries
The Queen’s Gambit – Netflix

After 37 years Walter Tevis published his novel, The Queen’s Gambit is now becoming news spreading through the internet and reached a wide audience and created a high level of enthusiastic interest thanks to Netflix‘s live-action miniseries featuring Anya Taylor-Joy.

 

According to the content platform and production company, a staggering 62 million households watched The Queen’s Gambit within the first four weeks of the shows release, setting a new viewership record for a scripted miniseries. It propelled the Netflix drama to its Top 10 recommendations across 92 countries and ranking #1 in 63 of them. The popularity of The Queen’s Gambit also expanded over to the original novel, which surprisingly entered the New York Times bestseller list for the first time in nearly four decades. It is also worth to mention that, Google searches for “how to play chess” have also reached a nine-year peak.

 

“I am both delighted and dazed by the response,” said by the show’s co-creator and director Scott Frank. “It’s just all way beyond what any of us could have imagined. But speaking for my fellow producers and the entire cast and crew of the show, every one of whom made me look better than I actually am, we are most grateful that so many took the time to watch our show. And we all look forward to bringing you our Yahtzee limited series next.”

 

The Queen’s Gambit is now streaming on Netflix.

 

 

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