'The Queen's Gambit' Becomes Netflix's Most Watched Limited Series!

Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz are taking us back to the final days of the Cold War.

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Television Studios has locked Michael Douglas and Christoph Waltz for Reagan & Gorbachev, a limited series that James Foley will direct. Douglas will play President Ronald Reagan, and Waltz will play Mikhail Gorbachev, in a series that B.

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterA limited series about Lando Calrissian is in early development at Disney Plus.Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy made the announcement as part of the Disney Investor Day presentation on Thursday.

The Rolling Stones are set to be immortalized on television in new limited series for FX from the team behind The Crown.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar winner Julia Roberts is returning to television as star and executive producer of a high-profile limited series produced by Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine.

Netflix has revealed its most popular non-English language films and TV series in the U.S., with the list containing an interesting mix of titles from Europe, Asia and South America, plus a few surprises.

Jordan Moreau Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes will star as two brothers in Netflix’s upcoming fictional limited series “True Story,” the streamer announced Wednesday.Hart will play Kid, a world-famous comedian who makes a tour stop in his hometown of Philadelphia and visits his older brother Carlton, played by Snipes.

Netflix has greenlit a five-part Swedish-language series on Stig Engström, the man who was named as the probable murderer of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme.

The Queen's Gambit? More like dark horse—or black knight, if you will. (I promise there are no more bad chess puns in this post.) , which some on the Internet have lovingly dubbed, “The Chess Show," follows Beth Harmon (), a serious, lonely, and refreshingly horny young prodigy who dominates the chess world and turns all the soft chess boys in her circle into her willing and eager pawns.

Sarah Paulson is breaking records!

EXCLUSIVE: The Sarah Paulson thriller Run has become Hulu’s most watched feature title ever during its opening weekend, and has ranked as the most talked about Hulu Original Film to date on Twitter, Deadline has learned.

The Queen's Gambit is Netflix users latest obsession.The drama follows the rise of chess prodigy Beth Harmon in the middle of the 20th century.Released at the end of last month, the miniseries has been watched in its droves having been viewed by 62 million households during its first month.Off the back of the show's success, The Queen's Gambit, the 1983 novel upon which the series was based, has also entered the New York Times bestseller list.Starring Anya Taylor-Joy as Beth, it follows a young

The Queen’s Gambit is the exact TV series we never really knew we needed, until it appeared on our Netflix home screen.The limited-series follows the life of Elizabeth, a young orphaned girl who finds her talent for chess from a very young age, along with a dependence on explicit substances.While it is only seven episodes long, it has become a huge success all over the world, which we never really imagined we would say about a show that centres around the game of chess.However, it appears the

Netflix miniseries The Queen’s Gambit has broken the record for most-watched limited scripted series on the platform.The hit series follows Anya Taylor-Joy’s orphan chess prodigy Beth Harmon, and also stars Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp.The show premiered exactly one month ago (October 23) on the streaming platform, and has since been watched by 62 million accounts, making it the biggest limited show in Netflix history.However, it is worth

It looks like “The Queen’s Gambit” is ruling the TV world.

“Godless” is a series that holds great weight around The Playlist. Stop most of our contributors in the digital hallways of our website and ask about “Godless,” the Netflix limited series from Scott Frank that was released in 2017, and you’ll hear us rave about the tight story, the incredible acting, and great style.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorNetflix reports that its limited series The Queen’s Gambit has scored 62M households, becoming their most watched limited series to date in its first 28 days. The series starring Anya Taylor-Joy has been consumed Russia and Hong Kong, to France, Taiwan and Australia.