Where Does Queen's Gambit Take Place?

Although Lexington, Kentucky is the backdrop for most of "The Queen's Gambit," much of the series was shot in Berlin, Germany and Ontario, Canada. According to Atlas of Wonders, several of the show's iconic settings were filmed in Berlin, Germany, from the Methuen Home Orphanage to the beautiful French hotel.

Where was the Queen's Gambit filmed?

Locations used in and near Berlin included the Kino International (for a restaurant, actually the Panorama Bar), the Berlin Zoo (for the zoo scene in Mexico City), the vintage clothes store Humana (for Ben Snyder's Department in Louisville, Kentucky), Schloss Schulzendorf (for the Methuen Home orphanage), the Rathaus ...

Is the Queen's Gambit based on a true story?

Is The Queen's Gambit based on a true story? The story itself is fictional and drawn from the 1983 coming-of-age novel of the same name by Walter Tevis, who died in August of 1984. Put plainly, Beth Harmon is not a real chess prodigy. ... In the Netflix show, Beth's hard work pays off as she beats Vasily Borgov in Moscow.

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

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