Anya Taylor-Joy to Star in Apple Series Adaptation of ‘Lucky’ From Reese Witherspoon, Jonathan Tropper
VARIETY – Anya Taylor-Joy is set to star in and executive produce the limited series “Lucky” at Apple TV+, Variety has learned.
The series is based on the Marissa Stapley novel of the same name. The book was a New York Times bestseller and a selection for Reese Witherspoon‘s Reese’s Book Club.
The official logline states that Taylor-Joy “stars as a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.”
Taylor-Joy executive produces under her Ladykiller Films banner. Apple Studios will produce.
“Reese’s Book Club began with the goal of deepening connections – to the stories, to the storytellers, and to the community we are building,” Witherspoon said. “It is incredibly rewarding to be able to amplify these female-centric stories and their authors, see our community connect with them, then see them take on a whole new life on screen,” said Witherspoon. “We couldn’t be more excited to partner with Apple TV+ and the incomparable Anya Taylor-Joy, plus our brilliant creator Jonathan Tropper and his wonderful co-showrunner Cassie Pappas, to bring this compelling series – based on Marissa Stapley’s fantastic novel – to audiences around the world.”
“Hello Sunshine continues to do a fantastic job of championing women’s voices and I’m thrilled to be joining the team alongside Jonathan, Cassie and Apple TV+ to bring ‘Lucky’ to life,” Taylor-Joy added.
The role brings Taylor-Joy back to the streaming TV world, as she earned widespread acclaim for her starring role in the Netflix limited series “The Queen’s Gambit.” She won a Golden Globe for her work on that show in addition to an Emmy nomination. She is primarily known for her film work, having starred in features like “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga,” “The Menu,” “The Northman,” “Split,” and “The Witch.” She is also starring in the upcoming Apple Original Films project “The Gorge.”
She is repped by CAA, The Way Management, and Felker Toczek.
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Jaeger-LeCoultre officially announced Anya as their new brand ambassador! Take a look at the first photos and video below.
A NEW STATEMENT OF MODERN SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE
Jaeger-LeCoultre is thrilled to officially name Anya Taylor-Joy as a new global ambassador. Discover the short video A Call of the Heart, based on a symbolic phone call welcoming her into La Grande Maison.
Anya Taylor-Joy on Benefit of Virtual Awards Shows: ‘I Can Mute Myself and Run Around My Bedroom’
PEOPLE – The Emmy nominee opens up to PEOPLE about looking forward to seeing her Queen’s Gambit cast and crew in-person — and her now-rusty chess skills
Anya Taylor-Joy’s star has been on the rise since her breakthrough performance in 2015’s The Witch, but last year’s release of (and acclaim for) Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit has made her a household name.
The Emmy-nominated actress, 25, who was born in Miami and then raised in Argentina and the U.K., has already won both a SAG award and Golden Globe for her performance as Gambit’s orphaned chess prodigy, Beth Harmon, and is looking forward to an in-person Emmys experience.
“I haven’t done an awards show really ever,” Taylor-Joy, who is nominated for outstanding actress in a limited series or a movie, tells PEOPLE in the latest issue. “I’m looking forward to it, but also semi-terrified because my whole awards run this year [until now] has been in front of a computer. Then I mute myself and run around my bedroom and be a psycho, essentially.”
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Kate Winslet, Barry Jenkins, Anya Taylor-Joy, Elizabeth Olsen and More Join Variety’s Virtual TV Fest: The Nominees
Variety is pleased to announce the lineup for its first-ever Virtual TV Fest: The Nominees, airing on Aug. 18.This year, Variety extended its TV Fest franchise to include panels with Emmy-nominated actors, directors, producers and writers in the comedy, drama, documentary series and nonfiction special and limited series categories. The panels will be moderated by Michael Schneider, Variety‘s deputy TV editor and senior TV awards editor, and Jazz Tangcay, senior awards editor.
The Limited Series panel includes:
Paapa Essiedu (supporting actor, “I May Destroy You”)
Barry Jenkins (director and showrunner, “The Underground Railroad”)
Anya Taylor-Joy (lead actress, “The Queen’s Gambit”)
Elizabeth Olsen (lead actress, “WandaVision”)
Kate Winslet (executive producer and lead actress, “Mare of Easttown”)To register for the event, please click here.
NBC announced that Anya will host the last episode of the 46th season of Saturday Night Live! The episode will air on May 22nd.
