Published 14:45 IST, October 29th 2020

'Can't unsee': Fans 'stupefied' as they spot Harry Potter's Dudley in 'The Queen's Gambit'

Recently, fans took to their social media handles and pointed out that Harry Potter's Dudley plays a vital role in 'The Queen's Gambit'. Read on.

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Netflix’s recent drop Queen’s Gambit features an ensemble cast of  Anya Taylor-Joy, Chloe Pirrie and Bill Camp, who portray leing roles in Cold War era-set series. However, it took fans by surprise when y witnessed Harry Potter actor Harry Melling, playing role of Beth’s (Taylor-Joy) chess opponent in  Queen’s Gambit. Harry Melling shot to prominence for his role as Harry Potter’s mean cousin, Dudley Dursley in much-acclaimed 8-part franchise movie.

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Harry Melling in Queen's Gambit

For those who missed it, Harry Melling appears in second episode of  Queen’s Gambit, when Beth enters a chess tournament and faces off against his character, Harry Beltik. In total, Melling appears in four episodes of show. Soon after fans ticed Harry in Queen’s Gambit, y took to ir social media handles and expressed ir excitement. Some fans also lauded actor’s massive transformation in series. Take a look at how y reacted.

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Fans react:

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All about Queen's Gambit:

Queen's Gambit is directed by Scott Frank, which follows story of an orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, who struggles with diction in a quest to become greatest chess player in world. series was released in October 2020 and is currently streaming on Netflix. show is created by Allan Scott. 

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14:46 IST, October 29th 2020