The queen’s gambit is getting its own set of pop!. Three figurines will feature Anya taylor-joy’s main character, Beth Harmon. None of the outfits are chess-related, but all are stylish.
The queen’s gambit is getting a Funko pop, not because it’s a Netflix show that’s both critically well-received and popular according to Netflix’s own metrics.
Netflix has been able to maintain an aggressive release schedule during 2020 because of how many shows and movies it had already banked up. But can you remember any of those early hits from February and March, like Tiger king or love is blind?.
The queen’s gambit is one of the most popular Netflix series of 2020. Pre-Ordered your favorite Grandmaster today.
Netflix’s other Funko collaborations have immortalized similarly popular streaming mega-hits like money heist and stranger things. They were folded into the Netflix soup, only to resurface for new seasons.
Getting funko’ed is almost like getting a panel at Comic-Con. It signals a level of fan engagement that warrants capitalizing on. A show might fade from interest, but plastic junk is forever.
Funko’s fast-fashion approach to manufacturing allows it to get a pop into production in under two months. The Beth Harmon pops start shipping on April 20th of next year.