Quentin Tarantino on his favorite Netflix miniseries: "It's essentially one long movie in seven parts."

It's common for film director Quentin Tarantino to make headlines every time he talks about his personal tastes in other people's works. This time, the creator of Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill has confessed which is his current favorite Netflix miniseries , highlighting its narrative and visual quality.

In his opinion, this original production goes far beyond a conventional series and becomes a cinematic work divided into chapters. The miniseries he refers to is The Queen's Gambit , one of the most successful fictions on the streaming platform . Tarantino put it bluntly on the podcast The Rewatchables: "It's one of the most cinematic series I've ever seen. Everything works, from the pacing to the framing. It's essentially one long movie in seven parts ."

Starring Anya Taylor-Joy , the story follows Beth Harmon, a young orphan with an extraordinary talent for chess who must also face an intense internal battle marked by addiction and trauma . The choice is not surprising when analyzed from the perspective of the filmmaker himself, who has always shown a fascination with complex characters, marked by their personal demons.

It premiered during the pandemic

Harmon's psychological evolution, his descent into the hell of alcohol and pills, and his obsessive control of the board fit with Tarantino's narrative aesthetic, for whom every detail of the story and its formal execution reinforce a vision of what narrative should be. The Queen's Gambit became a global phenomenon in 2020 due to its meticulous staging and Taylor-Joy's superb performance.

Its tight structure, use of cinematic devices, and the depth of the main character justify the filmmaker himself describing it as "a seven-hour film." The Queen's Gambit is still available on Netflix and is one of the highest-rated miniseries among users of the video-on-demand (VOD) platform.