19 Netflix limited series that should have been movies

Modified Jan 24, 2025 13:21 ET

The Queen’s Gambit (2020) | Image Source: Netflix

6. The Queen’s Gambit

This highly acclaimed miniseries for the story of a young chess prodigy takes the audience on an emotional ride through ambition, addiction, and self-discovery. While The Queen's Gambit was a cultural phenomenon, a movie adaptation could have made the pacing trim to give us a more focused and powerful story. It is a feature movie that would've probably ventured into the mental turmoil of Beth Harmon while keeping a tight leash over the drama and intensity of all the chess games.