'The Queen's Gambit' Finale Held as Highest-Rated Series Episode in Netflix History
It’s also the most popular limited series on the platform.
After breaking various viewership records on Netflix, The Queen’s Gambit‘s finale has now gone on to become the streaming platform’s highest-rated episode ever.
According to IMDB, the show’s seventh and final episode — named End Game — scored a stellar 9.4 out of 10 from viewers, making it the single highest-rated episode of any Netflix series in the history of the streaming service. The show’s second episode Exchanges also made it onto the top three, taking third place at a rating of 8.8. Sitting between the two is an episode of Never Have I Ever, which took home an 8.9 rating.
For those who have yet to watch it, The Queen’s Gambit is a live-action adaptation of a novel by the same name authored by Walter Tevis and published almost four decades ago. It follows the life and career of Beth Harmon, played by Anya Taylor-Joy. Orphaned at a young age, Harmon discovers her incredible talent for the game of chess, gradually making her way up the ranks as a child prodigy, but scarred by her turbulent youth, her career is tainted by her ongoing battle with alcoholism and drug addiction.
The Queen’s Gambit is now available on Netflix.
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