Rematch (miniseries)

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Rematch
Created by Yan England
Bruno Nahon
André Gulluni
Screenplay byYan England
André Gulluni
Directed byYan England
Starring
Country of originFrance
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producerOliver Glaas
ProducerBruno Nahon
CinematographyJéròme Sabourin
Xavier Sirven
EditorJean-Baptiste-Beaudoin
Production companies
Original release
NetworkArte (France)
Disney+ (UK)

Rematch is an upcoming French English-language psychological thriller television series starring Christian Cooke as Garry Kasparov, depicting his 1997 chess match against the supercomputer Deep Blue.

Contents

Premise

The series is described as a psychological thriller and details the world chess champion Garry Kasparov taking on the IBM supercomputer Deep Blue in 1997. [1]

Cast

Production

The six-part series is directed by Yan England and co-created with Bruno Nahon and André Gulluni. It was in development for four years prior to it being commissioned by French channel Arte in 2022. It is produced by ARTE France and Unité, alongside Federation Studios. [2] The cast has Christian Cooke as Garry Kasparov and also includes Sarah Bolger, Trine Dyrholm, Aidan Quinn, Tom Austen, Luke Pasqualino and Orion Lee. Filming took place in Montreal and Budapest. [3] The International Master, Malcolm Pein has said he worked as chess consultant on the project. [4]

Broadcast

The series will be shown by Arte in France and Disney+ and HBO Europe in other territories. [5]

Reception

Charles Martin in Première praised Cooke's performance as Kasparov. [6]

The series won the grand prize at Series Mania in France in March 2024. [7]

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