The show, which topped streaming rankings for three straight weeks, culminates in Harmon beating Russia’s best players in the 1960s at the height of the Cold War. The Emmy-winning series chronicles the rise of fictional American chess player Elizabeth Harmon. ![]() Richard Armitage, Indira Varma Cast in Netflix Adaptation of Erotic Thriller 'Damage' ![]() “On the contrary, the fact that the Series was a fictional work does not insulate Netflix from liability for defamation if all the elements of defamation are otherwise present,” she wrote. District Judge Virginia Phillips found that the streaming giant acted with a “reckless disregard” for the truth, rejecting arguments that it cannot be sued for defamation of real people in works of fiction. ![]() In September, Nona Gaprindashvili sued Netflix in response to a fictional chess commentator’s line in the series finale, which refers to her by name and says she’s “the female world champion and has never faced men.” She contends the statement is false and sexist. ![]() Netflix has lost a bid to end a lawsuit from a Georgian chess champion who says she was defamed in an episode of The Queen’s Gambit.
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