Subversives: Blood Quantum
THURSDAY, December 3, 2020, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (PST) - ONLINE

Presented by the Carsey-Wolf Center.

For those who were unable to attend the live event, video of the Q&A can be viewed here.

The Queen’s Gambit centers on Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy. With the help of the janitor at the orphanage where she lives, Beth builds an astonishing chess proficiency, despite her growing dependency on tranquilizers, which have been provided by the state to sedate the children. Haunted by her personal demons and burdened with the gift of genius, Beth navigates her social awkwardness amongst peers and her overconfident ego behind a chessboard. Fueled by a cocktail of narcotics and obsession, she evolves into an impressively skilled and glamorous outcast, determined to conquer the traditional boundaries in the male-dominated world of competitive chess. ​This limited series was adapted from ​Walter Tevis’s novel of the same name.

The Carsey-Wolf Center was delighted to welcome UCSB alumnus and series co-creator Scott Frank for a virtual Q&A with Patrice Petro, the Dick Wolf Director of the Carsey-Wolf Center.

Part of the CWC TV series.

CWC TV
In recognition of the extraordinary accomplishments of the Center’s namesakes, Dick Wolf and Marcy Carsey, the Carsey-Wolf Center is committed to examining television as an institution, industry, and cultural form. In our post-network, multi-channel, multi-media environment, understanding television demands understanding its past as well as its future, through exploration of individual episodes, mini-series, and documentaries.