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William Horberg is an American film producer and chair emeritus of the Producers Guild of America on the East coast. He is executive producer of The Queen's Gambit, a television miniseries released on Netflix for streaming on October 23, 2020.
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William Horberg is an American film producer and chair of the Producers Guild of America on the East coast. Horberg was born in Chicago where, in his first venture into film, he owned and operated the downtown repertory Sandburg Movie Theatre from 1979 to 1981.
Feb 1, 2021 · During quarantine, many spent their time watching The Queen’s Gambit, the temporary record-holder for most watched series on Netflix. For those who stuck around for the credits, one name in particular might have stood out: Latin alum, and executive producer, William Horberg ‘76.
William Horberg produced the “The Queen's Gambit”, written and directed by Scott Frank and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, the most-watched scripted limited series in NetFlix history, for which Horberg won the Emmy Award as well as the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and PGA awards for Best Limited Series.
William Horberg is an independent producer with a first look deal at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment (SKE), the Los Angeles and New York-based production, finance, and distribution company. Previously, Horberg was the President of Production at SKE for three years starting in August 2005.
William Horberg is known for Cold Mountain (2003), The Kite Runner (2007) and The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999).
