What's the Difference between The Queen's Gambit the Book and The Queen's Gambit the TV Show?
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
Beth Harmon
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Beth Harmon
Portrayed by: Anya Taylor-Joy
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Benny Watts
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Benny Watts
Portrayed by: Thomas Brodie-Sangster
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William Shaibel
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William Shaibel
Portrayed by: Bill Camp
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Harry Beltik
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Harry Beltik
Portrayed by: Harry Melling
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Alma Wheatley
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Alma Wheatley
Portrayed by: Marielle Heller
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Kentucky tournament officials
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Matt and Mike
Portrayed by: Matthew and Russel Lewis
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Jolene DeWitt
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Jolene
Portrayed by: Moses Ingram
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Un-named tournament officials
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Matt and Mike
Portrayed by: Matthew and Russell Louis
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The Queen's Gambit Book vs TV Show
| In the Book |
In the TV Show |
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Beth was home alone when her mother died.
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Beth was in her mother's car when she crashed it into an oncoming truck. |
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The girls in Methuen Home were given tranquilizers twice a day
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They were only shown getting the pills once a day.
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Beth hears a boy named Ralph in the Boys area yelling “you're all cocksuckers!”
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Jolene says this. There were no boys in the orphanage. |
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Mr. Shaibel cut Beth's hair.
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One of the female staff cut Beth's hair. They also burned her old clothes.
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The girls played volleyball in gym class. Jolene taught her how to play.
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No gym class is depicted. |