{"id":121785,"date":"2026-02-03T20:42:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121785\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T20:42:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T20:42:29","slug":"apple-tv-unveils-anya-taylor-joys-first-big-series-since-the-queens-gambit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/121785\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple TV unveils Anya Taylor-Joy\u2019s first big series since The Queen\u2019s Gambit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\"\"<\/p>\n

Apple TV is hosting a major media event today<\/a>, and it just unveiled<\/a> the highly-anticipated series Lucky, which stars Anya Taylor-Joy in her first big show since The Queen\u2019s Gambit.<\/p>\n

Lucky arrives on Apple TV this summer, based on hit novel<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

One of Apple TV\u2019s most successful films to date is The Gorge<\/a>, starring Anya Taylor-Joy and Miles Teller. <\/p>\n

Teller is making his Apple TV return in another film premiering next week: Eternity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While Anya Taylor-Joy will star in an upcoming limited series that Apple just unveiled<\/a>: Lucky.<\/p>\n

Lucky premieres on Apple TV on Wednesday, July 15 with its first two episodes, followed by weekly releases through August 19.<\/p>\n

The series is based on the bestselling novel<\/a> by Marissa Stapley. It marks star Anya Taylor-Joy\u2019s first big TV role since her breakout turn in Netflix\u2019s The Queen\u2019s Gambit. Other cast members include Annette Bening and Timothy Olyphant.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the official summary for Lucky, followed by the first trailer:<\/p>\n

When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life \u2014 and a way out.<\/p>\n

Lucky was co-written by Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas. Tropper is the showrunner for another Apple TV hit, Your Friends & Neighbors, which dropped its season 2 trailer yesterday<\/a> and secured a season 3 pickup.<\/p>\n

You can pick up the Lucky novel on Amazon<\/a> or Apple Books<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Are you interested in watching Lucky when it premieres? Let us know in the comments.<\/p>\n

Apple TV is\u00a0available for $12.99 per month<\/a>,\u00a0or you can get it discounted through the Apple One bundle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Best iPhone accessories<\/p>\n

\t\t
\n\t\t\t\"Add
\n\t\t\t\"Add
\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple TV is hosting a major media event today, and it just unveiled the highly-anticipated series Lucky, which…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":121786,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":{"0":"post-121785","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queens","12":"tag-queens-headlines","13":"tag-queens-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121785","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}