Known for her ethereal and wide-eyed look, Anya Taylor-Joy has played several acclaimed roles in thrillers, period dramas, and horror films. She gained widespread recognition for working with auteur filmmakers like Robert Eggers in his 2015 film The Witch and later in The Northman (2022). She then worked with award-winning director M. Night Shamalayan as the leading protagonist in his psychological thriller Split (2016) and its sequel Glass (2019), where she played Casey Cooke, a survivor with a traumatic past.
Anya Taylor-Joy’s lead performance as Beth Harmon in Netflix’s critically acclaimed miniseries The Queen’s Gambit (2020) made the actor into a household name. The show, which follows an orphaned chess prodigy’s rise to global fame, earned Taylor-Joy a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Taylor-Joy has now been in a variety of blockbusters and indie hits, leading George Miller’s Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and most recently starring opposite Miles Teller in the romantic drama The Gorge (2025). Her upcoming crime saga affirms that the young star is not slowing down anytime soon.
Anya Taylor-Joy Stars In Apple TV+’s Lucky
A First-Look At The Acclaimed Actor’s Next Role
Apple TV+ has officially released the first look at Lucky, the upcoming limited series starring and executive produced by Anya Taylor-Joy in collaboration with Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Based on Marissa Stapley’s bestselling novel, Lucky is set to follow a young woman (Taylor-Joy) who walked away from a life of crime. However, when the past comes calling, she must embrace her old ways one last time in a desperate attempt to escape for good. The cast of Lucky also features Drew Starkey (Queer), five-time Academy Award nominee Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, and Timothy Olyphant.
Now, Deadline has released first-look images of Lucky, offering a glimpse into the highly-anticipated crime saga. Taylor-Joy and Drew Starkey softly embrace each other with the city’s glowing skyline behind them, hinting at a tense and romantic dynamic between their characters. Check out the images below:
Our Take On Anya Taylor-Joy’s Latest Role
Taylor-Joy Brings Star Power To A Stylish Thriller
Lucky is a sharp dive into the psyche of a talented grifter constantly on the edge of survival, and Taylor-Joy is exactly the right actor to embrace the novel’s noir and stylish grit. The upcoming crime drama has the potential to capture the same addictive blend of mystery and multilayered depth that made Reese Witherspoon’s production of titles like Big Little Lies and Gone Girl so compelling. Apple TV+ also has a history of great originals, and with its penchant for prestige dramas, Lucky could be another standout.
Source: Deadline