Eight year-old orphan Beth Harmon is quiet, sullen, and by all appearances unremarkable. That is, until she plays her first game of chess. Her senses grow sharper, her thinking clearer, and for the first time in her life she feels herself fully in control. By the age of sixteen, she's competing for the U.S. Open championship. But as Beth hones her skills on the professional circuit, the stakes get higher, her isolation grows more frightening, and the thought of escape becomes all the more tempting. Based on the book by Walter Tevis.

该剧改编自紫金陈推理小说《坏小孩》 ，讲述了沿海小城的三个孩子在景区游玩时无意拍摄记录了一次谋杀，他们的冒险也由此展开。扑朔迷离的案情，将几个家庭裹挟其中，带向不可预知的未来......