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]]>According to its official logline, Lucky will center on “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.”
This series hails from creators and showrunners Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas, who are also coming on board as EPs alongside Reese Witherspoon through Hello Sunshine. Taylor-Joy is joining them as one of the executive producers, and she said it’s an honor to partner up with a company that’s doing a fantastic job of championing women’s voices.
Taylor-Joy rose to prominence with the role in Robert Eggers’ folk horror The Witch, and went on to star in hit films Split, Emma, The Menu, Last Night in Soho, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. On the TV side, she’s best known for her role in the Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit, which scored her a Golden Globe win and a Primetime Emmy nomination.
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]]>Taylor-Joy will lead this series as Grace Bernard, the illegitimate daughter of a ruthless billionaire who ignored her mother’s pleas for help, even on her deathbed. Following her mother’s passing, Grace decides to seek revenge by using morbidly creative means to kill every member of her father’s family.
How to Kill Your Family author Bella Mackie is coming on board as one of the executive producers alongside Taylor-Joy and lead writer Emma Moran, and she’s confident her book is in safe hands.
“It’s been thrilling to watch the characters I wrote take on new life under this magnificent creative team. Anya is the most perfect fit to play Grace: I often think she understands her better than I do,” said Mackie in a statement.
This series will mark Taylor Joy’s first collaboration with Netflix since her Golden Globe-winning role in The Queen’s Gambit. She went on to become one of Hollywood’s biggest young stars in the wake of its success, and we’ve most recently seen her star in blockbusters Dune: Part Two and Furiosa.
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]]>The post Anya Taylor-Joy to Lead Apple TV+ Limited Series “Lucky” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>According to its official logline, Lucky will center on “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.”
This series hails from creators and showrunners Jonathan Tropper and Cassie Pappas, who are also coming on board as EPs alongside Reese Witherspoon through Hello Sunshine. Taylor-Joy is joining them as one of the executive producers, and she said it’s an honor to partner up with a company that’s doing a fantastic job of championing women’s voices.
Taylor-Joy rose to prominence with the role in Robert Eggers’ folk horror The Witch, and went on to star in hit films Split, Emma, The Menu, Last Night in Soho, and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. On the TV side, she’s best known for her role in the Netflix mini-series The Queen’s Gambit, which scored her a Golden Globe win and a Primetime Emmy nomination.
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]]>The post Anya Taylor-Joy Boards Netflix Series “How to Kill Your Family” appeared first on Entertainment For Us.
]]>Taylor-Joy will lead this series as Grace Bernard, the illegitimate daughter of a ruthless billionaire who ignored her mother’s pleas for help, even on her deathbed. Following her mother’s passing, Grace decides to seek revenge by using morbidly creative means to kill every member of her father’s family.
How to Kill Your Family author Bella Mackie is coming on board as one of the executive producers alongside Taylor-Joy and lead writer Emma Moran, and she’s confident her book is in safe hands.
“It’s been thrilling to watch the characters I wrote take on new life under this magnificent creative team. Anya is the most perfect fit to play Grace: I often think she understands her better than I do,” said Mackie in a statement.
This series will mark Taylor Joy’s first collaboration with Netflix since her Golden Globe-winning role in The Queen’s Gambit. She went on to become one of Hollywood’s biggest young stars in the wake of its success, and we’ve most recently seen her star in blockbusters Dune: Part Two and Furiosa.
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